Species Details

ABH: 70.112

BF: 1874

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Euchoeca nebulata

Authority: (Scopoli, 1763)

Vernacular: Dingy Shell

Account: Local in damp woodland, marshes and on river-banks throughout much of England and Wales. Always rests with wings closed, when appears remarkably similar to Rannoch Looper Itame brunneata, with which there is no overlap of range in Britain. Larva feeds on Alder, 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: 23 — 25 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 9 May (1959) — 24 Aug (2016)

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

Foodplant: Alnus glutinosa (Alder).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/euchoeca-nebulata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 233

Individuals: 54

Earliest Year: 1864

Latest Year: 2024

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