Species Details

ABH: 70.035

BF: 1679

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Taxon: Cyclophora porata

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1767)

Vernacular: False Mocha

Account: Local declining, in coppiced woodland, heathland and woodland clearings throughout much of England, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Pedunculate Oak, over-wintering as a pupa.

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: 25 — 32 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 Apr (1957) — 4 Sep (1976)

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

Foodplant: Quercus sp. (an oak).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cyclophora-porata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 58

Individuals: 5

Earliest Year: 1864

Latest Year: 2004

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