Cyclophora Pendularia, the Dingy Mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759 and it can be ...
A scarce and local species, occurring on damp heathland in parts of southern England, mainly in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
Cyclophora pendularia, the dingy mocha, is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found in the Palearctic ecozone.
The Dingy Mocha has the apex of the forewing pointed and the hindwing distinctly angled. Double-brooded. Overwinters as a pupa.
Helpdesk · Kingdom. Animalia · Phylum. Arthropoda · Class. Insecta · Order. Lepidoptera · Family. Geometridae · Genus. Cyclophora Hübner, 1822.
Cyclophora pendularia, the dingy mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759 and it can be ...
Cyclophora pendularia inhabits especially lowland (below 400-500m above sea level), wet scrub with Salix cinerea (gray willow) as an indicator species.
A rare Red Data Book species, in scrubby heathland and damp grassland in parts of Dorset and Hampshire, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action ...
Cyclophora pendularia, the dingy mocha, is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found in the Palearctic ecozone. The wingspan is 26–29 mm.
A rare and much decreased species that is now restricted to Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex and Shropshire, the larva feeding on sallow (Salix spp.).