Geometridae : Larentiinae
Barred Yellow
CIDARIA fulvata (Forster, 1771)
Barred Yellow
CIDARIA fulvata (Forster, 1771)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 25-30mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Lithuania,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,central,east and north-west Russia & Sardinia) : W Siberia
UK Distribution: England,Wales & lowland Scotland (including Orkneys) - well distributed and fairly frequent in most parts : Isle of Man,Ireland - local : Channel Isles - widespread and occasional in Jersey,rare on Guernsey
UK Conservation Status -
Type Species -
Type Locality -
Flight Period: June - early August - univoltine
Habitat: Open Broadleaved Woodland : Gardens : Scrub : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in flimsy cocoon
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The forewing is bright yellow with a strong reddish brown almost into black median fascia which is slightly undulating on the antemedian line and with two rearward facing humps on the postmedian line.
The forewing apex is whitish.
The moth is unmistakable and there is little variation found with this moth except in the southern Alps in France where they are paler and larger.
The moth is ofen seen flying around the host plant and is attracted to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Lithuania,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,central,east and north-west Russia & Sardinia) : W Siberia
UK Distribution: England,Wales & lowland Scotland (including Orkneys) - well distributed and fairly frequent in most parts : Isle of Man,Ireland - local : Channel Isles - widespread and occasional in Jersey,rare on Guernsey
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
Type Species -
Type Locality -
Flight Period: June - early August - univoltine
Habitat: Open Broadleaved Woodland : Gardens : Scrub : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Pupates in flimsy cocoon
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The forewing is bright yellow with a strong reddish brown almost into black median fascia which is slightly undulating on the antemedian line and with two rearward facing humps on the postmedian line.
The forewing apex is whitish.
The moth is unmistakable and there is little variation found with this moth except in the southern Alps in France where they are paler and larger.
The moth is ofen seen flying around the host plant and is attracted to light.
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.
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Rosa canina - Dog Rose
- Rosa pimpinellifolia - Burnet Rose
- Rosa canina - Dog Rose
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Cidariini CIDARIA Treitschke 1825 Cidaria fulvata (Forster, 1771) - Phalaena fulvata Forster, 1771 - PHALAENA fulvata (Forster, 1771) = Geometra cuspidata Thunberg, 1784 = Larentia fulvata lineata Wehrli, 1917 = Harpalyce fulvata = Hydriomena fulvata - Novæ species insectorum. Centuria I. - pp. i-viii [= 1-8], 1-100. Londini. J R Forster, 1771 : Title Page : p.76 - n.76 - England |