Geometridae : Ennominae
Scalloped Oak
CROCALLIS elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scalloped Oak
CROCALLIS elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 32-41mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Corsica,Sardinia & Cyprus) - eastwards to Japan and the Amur region of NE China - SE Siberia : Middle East
UK Distribution: Widespread and frequent throughout British Isles,Isle of Man,Ireland and Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Parks : Gardens : Scrub
Similar Species -
There is a slight prominence on top between the proleg and anal clasper.
With larva in variable in shades of brown and grey the diamond or oval markings along the dorsal area become indistinct.
Larvae hatch in late March and feed during the night until they are fully grown in June.
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon under moss or loose earth.
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: This moth is a distinctive species with its yellowish ground colour and median area in brown and two large black discal spots.The antemdial and postmedial lines are pronounced in dark brown.
The hindwings are usually the yellowish base colour with feint postmedial line and discal spot.
The moth has several forms like f.unicolor Prout, 1915 where the moth is russet brown all over with strong black discal spots and f.fusca Reutti, 1905 where the wings are suffused black.
The moth is attracted to light and can be found in reasonable numbers at the moth trap.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Corsica,Sardinia & Cyprus) - eastwards to Japan and the Amur region of NE China - SE Siberia : Middle East
UK Distribution: Widespread and frequent throughout British Isles,Isle of Man,Ireland and Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10Km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Woodland : Parks : Gardens : Scrub
Similar Species -
- None
There is a slight prominence on top between the proleg and anal clasper.
With larva in variable in shades of brown and grey the diamond or oval markings along the dorsal area become indistinct.
Larvae hatch in late March and feed during the night until they are fully grown in June.
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon under moss or loose earth.
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: This moth is a distinctive species with its yellowish ground colour and median area in brown and two large black discal spots.The antemdial and postmedial lines are pronounced in dark brown.
The hindwings are usually the yellowish base colour with feint postmedial line and discal spot.
The moth has several forms like f.unicolor Prout, 1915 where the moth is russet brown all over with strong black discal spots and f.fusca Reutti, 1905 where the wings are suffused black.
The moth is attracted to light and can be found in reasonable numbers at 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.
- Berberidaceae - Barberry Family
- Berberis vulgaris - European Barberry
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Betula pendula - Silver Birch
- Betula pubescens - Downy Birch
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family
- Lonicera involucrata syn xylosteum -Twinberry-Dwarf Honeysuckle
- Lonicera nigra - Black Honeysuckle
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Calluna vulgaris - Common Heather
- Vaccinium myrtilus - Bilberry
- Vaccinium uliginosum - Bog Bilberry
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Cytisus scoparius - Broom - Scotch Broom
- Grossulariaceae - Currant Family
- Ribes alpinum - Alpine Currant
- Ribes nigrum - Blackcurrant
- Ribes rubrum - Redcurrant
- Ribes uva-crispa - Gooseberry
- Oleceae - Mesophytic Shrubs - Trees - Vines
- Syringa vulgaris - Lilac
- Rhamnaceae - The Buckthorn Family
- Rhamnus frangula - Alder Buckthorn
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
- Prunus domestica - Bullace - Plum(Britain)
- Prunus padus - Bird Cherry - Hackberry
- Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn - Sloe (Britain)
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
- Sorbus aucuparia - Mountain Ash - Rowan
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Populus tremula - Aspen Poplar
- Tiliaceae - Lime Family
- Tilia cordata - Small-leaved Lime
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Ennominae Gonodontini CROCALLIS Treitschke 1825 Crocallis elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758) - PHALAENA elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758) - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.520 - n.137 - Not Specified - C.e.f.fasciata Gillner, 1908 - median area uniform brown C.e.f.defasciata Lempke, 1951 - devoid of brown scales C.e.f.nigrolineata Lempke, 1951 - cross lines black C.e.f.delineata Lempke, 1951 - cross lines missing C.e.f.obviaria Ljungdahl, 1918 - cross lines converge C.e.f.pallida Lempke, 1951 - wings whitish yellow C.e.f.aurantiaca Lempke, 1951 - wings yellow orange C.e.f.impuncta Lempke, 1970 - discal spot absent C.e.f.marginenuda Lempke, 1951 - marginal edging missing C.e.f.reticulata Lempke, 1951 - dark streaks on wings C.e.f.triangularis Lempke, 1970 - cross lines join and delimit a triangle C.e.f.undulata Lempke, 1970 - four wings edging stretched into sinuous line C.e.f.unicolor Prout, 1915 - forewings russet with no markings C.e.f.trapevaria Boisduval, 1840 - wings pale colour ,forewing with cross lines widely spaced C.e.f.fusca Reutti, 1905 - wings suffused with blackish brown tone |