Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria) - Herts & Middlesex Moths


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Scorched Wing
Plagodis dolabraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
Geometridae : Ennominae

1904 / 70.224

Photo © Ben Sale, Stevenage, Hertfordshire (07/06/19) - Showing raised abdomen

Similar Herts & Middlesex Species: None

Forewing:	16-19mm.
Flight:	One generation May-June.
Foodplant:	Oaks and birches.
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Former Status:	Local
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

General comments:
Widespread resident - Hertfordshire; Extremely local resident - Middlesex.

The reason why this clearly very widespread and common moth should be, apparently, absent from most of Middlesex is unexplained. Skinner (1998) notes that males dominate light trap samples; random sampling suggests that this is indeed the case in Hertfordshire.

Recorded in 30 (73%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest Records
Date	#	VC	10k - General Area
06/06/2024	1	21	TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
27/07/2023	1	20	TL42 - Bishop's Stortford (N)
28/06/2023	1	20	TL31 - Hertford
25/06/2023	1	20	TL31 - Hertford
24/06/2023	1	20	SP91 - Tring
24/06/2023	1	20	TL31 - Hertford
24/06/2023	1	21	TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
23/06/2023	3	20	SP90 - Berkhamsted
23/06/2023	1	20	TL21 - Welwyn Garden City
23/06/2023	1	20	TL31 - Hertford

Further info: Plagodis dolabraria

	UK Moths		Mothdissection UK
	Lepiforum.de		Herts & Middlesex Moths (Full)

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