70.276 : 1954 : 7822
Geometridae : Ennominae

Bordered White

BUPALUS piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Description
Wingspan: 30-35mm
Worldwide Distribution: Northern Europe to Kazakhstan
UK Distribution: Common and widespread in Britain : Isle of Man-local : Ireland-locally numerous : Channel Isles-local on Jersey
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Species - Bupalus
  • Phalaena piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Locality -
  • Europe?-locality uknown
Flight Period: South-May to early August : Elsewhere-May to June
Habitat: Pine woodland and plantations
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: Another master of camouflage the larvae are green with a yellow lateral line along the spiracle line and in the centra when viewed from above. There are also feint light green lateral lines which give the larva the appearance of a Fir needle,its larval food plant.Larva end June to beginning of September
Pupa: Pupates on the ground among pine needles
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The male of this moth ranges in background colour between whitish to bright orange without much white colour whilst the female background colour ranges from ochre-yellow to yellow-brown with variable brown markings.
The males can be recognised by their feathery antenna.
This moth can typically be found flying around the larval food plant on warm sunny days.

The moth is attracted to light and can be found,sometimes in good numbers at the moth trap.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
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Geometroidea
Geometridae
Ennominae
Bupalini
BUPALUS Leach [1815]
Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Phaleana piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
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PHALAENA piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
= Bupalus  piniarius
= Bupalus flavescens White 1876
= Bupalus mughusaria Gumppenberg 1887
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Phaleana piniaria piniaria Linnaeus, 1758
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Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.520 - n.134
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Europe?-locality unknown
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Male:-
B.p.f.albida Lempke, 1970-pure white
B.p.f.flavescens White, 1876-yellowish
B.p.f.flava Lempke, 1970-bright yellow
B.p.f.costimaculata Lempke, 1953-white spots at costa near apex
B.p.f.dziurzynskii Koler, 1912-on forewing dark line can divide light area in two,white or yellow
B.p.f.nigricans Dziurzynski,1912-light colured marking fewer,especially forewing
B.p.f.funebris Cockayne, 1939-reduced further
B.p.f.nigricarius Backhaus, 1889-practically devoid of light markings
Female:-
B.p.f.fulvaria Dziurzynski,1912-light ochre
B.p.f.fuscantaria Kroulikovsky, 1909-greyish-brown
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B.p. piniaria Linnaeus, 1758
B.p.espagnolus Eitschberger & Steiniger 1975
B.p.bernieri de Lajonquière 1958