Nolidae : Chloephorinae
Cream-bordered Green Pea
EARIAS clorana (Linnaeus, 1761)
Cream-bordered Green Pea
EARIAS clorana (Linnaeus, 1761)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 20 - 24mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Excludng - Azores,Balearic Is., and Canary Is.)
UK Distribution: South and south east England with occasional records elsewhere
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Heathland : Mosses : Damp Woodland : Fens
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in tough cocoon located on twigs or branches of host plant
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: Most likely moth to be confused with is the Green Oak Tortrix which does not have the costal cream border and has grey hindwings as opposed to white, also resting flatter than this moth which rests in a tent-like appearance.
The Cream-bordered Green Pea is also similar to the "Bollworm" species above, although these are rare immigrants and confusion between the species would probably be highly unlikely.
This moth is also a localised species being a Nationally Scarce B moth in accordance with the UK Biodiversity Action Plan restricted to south and south east England to Yorkshire where required habitat exists.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Excludng - Azores,Balearic Is., and Canary Is.)
UK Distribution: South and south east England with occasional records elsewhere
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena clorana Linnaeus, 1761
- Phalaena clorana Linnaeus, 1761
- In Salice hirsuta - Willow in the rough
Habitat: Heathland : Mosses : Damp Woodland : Fens
Similar Species -
- Green Oak Tortrix - Tortrix viridana - Linnaeus, 1758
- Spiny Bollworm - Earias biplaga - (Walker, 1866)
- Egyptian Bollworm - Earias insulana - (Boisduval, 1833)
Pupa: Pupates in tough cocoon located on twigs or branches of host plant
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: Most likely moth to be confused with is the Green Oak Tortrix which does not have the costal cream border and has grey hindwings as opposed to white, also resting flatter than this moth which rests in a tent-like appearance.
The Cream-bordered Green Pea is also similar to the "Bollworm" species above, although these are rare immigrants and confusion between the species would probably be highly unlikely.
This moth is also a localised species being a Nationally Scarce B moth in accordance with the UK Biodiversity Action Plan restricted to south and south east England to Yorkshire where required habitat exists.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Salix alba - White Willow
- Salix aurita - Eared Sallow
- Salix caprea - Goat Willow
- Salix cinerea - Grey Willow
- Salix elaeagnos - Rosemary Willow
- Salix fragilis - Crack Willow
- Salix lapponum - Downy Willow/Lapland Willow
- Salix purpurea - Purple Osier
- Salix repens - Creeping Willow
- Salix triandra - Almond Willow
- Salix viminalis - Osier
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Nolidae Chloephorinae Sarrothripini EARIAS Hübner 1825 Earias clorana (Linnaeus, 1761) - Phalaena clorana Linnaeus, 1761 - PHALAENA clorana (Linnaeus, 1761) - Fauna Suecica (Edn 2) : Title page : p.343 - n.1308 - in Salice hirsuta - Willow in the rough |