Geometridae : Larentiinae
Streamer
ANTICLEA derivata ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Streamer
ANTICLEA derivata ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 30 - 34mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Portugal,Estonia,Greece & some Mediterranean islands) to central Asia
UK Distribution: England,Wales,Ireland & lowland Scotland - well distributed & frequent locally : Isle of Man - infrequent & local : Channel Isles - rare
UK Conservation Status -
European Conservation Status -
Habitat: Hedgerows : Gardens : Woodland edges & rides
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a flimsy cocoon among loose soil.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The moth is beautifully marked with a background that has a violet tint which fades into a white band adjacent to the thick black antemedial band. The basal area also has a violet tint ground colour.The black postmedial line is thick at the costa and projects in a meandering stream like appearance,which gives the moth its vernacular name, to almost the terminal line before retracting back across the forewing as a thin black line.
The moth is quite happy to settle close to a light source, on a wall, such as an underpass, or on a fence during the day.
The moth is attracted to light where it can be found in the moth trap.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Portugal,Estonia,Greece & some Mediterranean islands) to central Asia
UK Distribution: England,Wales,Ireland & lowland Scotland - well distributed & frequent locally : Isle of Man - infrequent & local : Channel Isles - rare
UK Conservation Status -
European Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10Km squares
- Phalaena (Geometra) derivata ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
- Geometra derivata ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
- Austria - near Vienna
Habitat: Hedgerows : Gardens : Woodland edges & rides
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Pupates in a flimsy cocoon among loose soil.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The moth is beautifully marked with a background that has a violet tint which fades into a white band adjacent to the thick black antemedial band. The basal area also has a violet tint ground colour.The black postmedial line is thick at the costa and projects in a meandering stream like appearance,which gives the moth its vernacular name, to almost the terminal line before retracting back across the forewing as a thin black line.
The moth is quite happy to settle close to a light source, on a wall, such as an underpass, or on a fence during the day.
The moth is attracted to light where it can be found in the moth trap.
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.
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn (Rarely)
- Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn - Sloe (Rarely)
- Rosa acicularis - Prickly Rose
- Rosa canina - Dog Rose
- Rosa majalis - Cinnamon Rose
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species ANTICLEA: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Larentiini ANTICLEA Stephens, 1831 Anticlea derivata ([Denis & Schiffermeüller],1775) - Geometra derivata ([Denis & Schiffermeüller],1775) - PHALAENA (Geometra) derivata ([Denis & Schiffermeüller],1775) - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.113 - n.24 - Austria - near Vienna |