Geometridae : Ennominae
Tamerisk Peacock
CHIASMIA aestimaria (Hübner, [1809])
Tamerisk Peacock
CHIASMIA aestimaria (Hübner, [1809])
Kind permission - © Dave Wooldridge
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only in Europe
Description
Alternative Name: Tamerisk Heath
Wingspan: 21 - 25mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Including - Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus, French mainland,Greek mainland,Italian mainland,Macedonia,Malta,Portugal,Romania,S Russia,Sardinia,Sicily,Slovenia,Spanish mainland and Ukraine) : North Africa as far south as Senegal : Middle East
UK Distribution: South coast of England - rare immigrant - less than 10 recorded
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Europe - Coastal habitats : Gardens - where aclimatised to ornamental Tamerisk
Similar Species -
Observations: A resident of SE & SW southern Europe this moth first arrived in England at Deal Kent in 2004 where it was officially added to the british list, with up to date the total numbers recorded having barely past double figures, the latest possibly being the specimen shown below, which was recorded in 2016.
The forewings are greyish white with darker areas showing in the basal areas and terminal areas on all wings.The main feature of this moth is the dark brown band which forms the postmedial line extending into the median area and finishing short of the costa on all wings.Behind this band on the hindwing are two dark brown. Termen line on hindwings are pointed as in most "Peacocks".
On the costa at this point are two lighter triangular blothches. The antemedial line is well marked and wavy as is the basal line.
Wingspan: 21 - 25mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Including - Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus, French mainland,Greek mainland,Italian mainland,Macedonia,Malta,Portugal,Romania,S Russia,Sardinia,Sicily,Slovenia,Spanish mainland and Ukraine) : North Africa as far south as Senegal : Middle East
UK Distribution: South coast of England - rare immigrant - less than 10 recorded
UK Conservation Status -
- Vagrant/Accidental
- Least Concern - quite local in Europe
- Geometra aestimaria (Hübner, [1809])
- Phalaena clathrata Linnaeus, 1758
- Europe
Habitat: Europe - Coastal habitats : Gardens - where aclimatised to ornamental Tamerisk
Similar Species -
- None
Observations: A resident of SE & SW southern Europe this moth first arrived in England at Deal Kent in 2004 where it was officially added to the british list, with up to date the total numbers recorded having barely past double figures, the latest possibly being the specimen shown below, which was recorded in 2016.
The forewings are greyish white with darker areas showing in the basal areas and terminal areas on all wings.The main feature of this moth is the dark brown band which forms the postmedial line extending into the median area and finishing short of the costa on all wings.Behind this band on the hindwing are two dark brown. Termen line on hindwings are pointed as in most "Peacocks".
On the costa at this point are two lighter triangular blothches. The antemedial line is well marked and wavy as is the basal line.
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.
- Myricaceae - Wax-myrtle Family
- Myrica gale - Bog Myrtle
- Myrica gale - Bog Myrtle
- Tamaricaceae - Tamarisk Family
- Tamarix canariensis - Tamarisk, Canary Island tamarisk
- Tamarix gallica - Manna Plant
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Ennominae Macariini CHIASMIA Hübner 1823 Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, [1809]) - Phalaena clathrata Linnaeus, 1758 - GEOMETRA aestimaria (Hübner, [1809]) = Godonela aestimaria (Hübner, 1809) - CHIASMIA Hübner 1823 = Godonela Boisduval 1840 = Godonella auct. - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera V : Geometrae 1 : p.64 - n.333 - Europe - C.a.tunesiella Lucas, 1949 - Tunisia - Ante and postmedial lines stand out as does discal spots C.a.kuldshana (Wehrli, 1940) - C.a.f.sareptanaria (Staudinger, 1871) - marking widely smokey in appearance |