Species Details

ABH: 70.199

BF: 1882

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Pterapherapteryx sexalata

Authority: (Retzius, 1783)

Vernacular: Small Seraphim

Account: Local in damp woodland, fens and marshes, and on river-banks throughout the British Isles. Small size and distinct dentate subterminal fascia differentiate this species from Seraphim Lobophora halterata. Larva feeds on Sallow and White Willow, 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: 22 — 26 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 May (2003) — 1 Sep (2023)

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

Foodplant: Salix sp. (a sallow).

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: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pterapherapteryx-sexalata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 488

Individuals: 211

Earliest Year: 1842

Latest Year: 2025

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