Species Details

ABH: 70.266

BF: 1942

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Alcis jubata

Authority: (Thunberg, 1788)

Vernacular: Dotted Carpet

Account: Local in ancient woodland and scrub throughout much of western Britain Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Beard Lichen and various lichens.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 28 — 33 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Usnea barbata.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

No distribution map – Sensitive species!

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/alcis-jubata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1936

Latest Year: 1936

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