Geometridae : Ennominae
Feathered Beauty
PERIBATODES secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Feathered Beauty
PERIBATODES secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide - Europe
Description
Wingspan: 38 - 44mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less ( Channel Isles,Ireland,Portugal,Russia, Ukraine and some Mediterranean Islands) : Middle East
UK Distribution: First recorded 1981 in Kent,subsequently Essex,West Sussex & Surrey
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coniferous Woodland : Plantations : Ancient Woodland Sites
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon spun up on the host plant
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is a recent colonist where in 1981 it was found in numbers in a forest in Kent,where it is still locally frequent, and since has been found in Essex,west Sussex and Surrey in the Chiddingfold woodland complex and in Tugley Wood adjacent to Botany Bay.
Similar to Willow and Lydd Beauty this moth the cross line beyond middle of forewing is strongly curved in trailing half and usually lees kinked at the costa.
As seen in photo below the male antennae is feathered but finishes just before end of antennae.The moth is smaller than the Willow Beauty and is more speckled with dark scales.
The moth is attracted to light
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less ( Channel Isles,Ireland,Portugal,Russia, Ukraine and some Mediterranean Islands) : Middle East
UK Distribution: First recorded 1981 in Kent,subsequently Essex,West Sussex & Surrey
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares (alien-foodplant)
- Least Concern - W & C Europe only
- Phalaena (Geometra) secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Geometra rhomboidaria Denis & Schiffermüller 1775
- Austria - Vienna Region
Habitat: Coniferous Woodland : Plantations : Ancient Woodland Sites
Similar Species -
- Willow Beauty - Peribatodes rhomboidaria - ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Lydd Beauty - Peribatodes ilicaria - (Geyer, [1833])
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon spun up on the host plant
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is a recent colonist where in 1981 it was found in numbers in a forest in Kent,where it is still locally frequent, and since has been found in Essex,west Sussex and Surrey in the Chiddingfold woodland complex and in Tugley Wood adjacent to Botany Bay.
Similar to Willow and Lydd Beauty this moth the cross line beyond middle of forewing is strongly curved in trailing half and usually lees kinked at the costa.
As seen in photo below the male antennae is feathered but finishes just before end of antennae.The moth is smaller than the Willow Beauty and is more speckled with dark scales.
The moth 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.
- Cupressaceae - Cypress Family
- Juniperus communis - Juniper
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Picea abies - Norway Spruce
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Ennominae Boarmiini PERIBATODES Wehrl, 1943 Peribatodes secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Geometra rhomboidaria Denis & Schiffermüller 1775 - PHALAENA (Geometra) secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) = Boarmia druentiaria Cleu 1928 - Phalaena secundaria secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.101 - n.5 - Austria-Vienna region - P.s.occidentaria Lempke, 1953 - Netherlands & possibly England - more brown,more vigorous markings,sturdy build P.s.druentaria Cleu, 1928 - southern French Alps - ash grey to purplish grey with no trace of brown P.s.secundaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Nominate subspecies - P.s.f.nigrata Sterneck, 1924 - uniform blackish P.s.f.deumbrata Lempke, 1953 - shade absent P.s.f.fasciata Lempke, 1953 - conversely it can be broader,asc an its hindwing P.s.f.uniformata Lempke, 1953 - uniform grey brown,no light coloured spot in distal area P.s.f.conjuncta Lempke, 1953 - two cross lines linked by horizontal bar above inner margin P.s.f.tangens Lempke, 1970 - Ante and postmedian lines touch then more divergent towards inner margin |