Geometridae: Larentiinae

1733 (ABH70.040) Lead Belle Scotopteryx mucronata, (Scopoli, 1763)

KR08240

Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
 Photo © Martin Lovell
Carmarthenshire
 Photo © Martin Lovell
 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
 Photo © Martin Lovell
Oareford, Exmoor. 26-05-2023.
Oareford, Exmoor. 26-05-2023.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies

General Information

Pupates on the food plant.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.

Forewing length: 15-19mm.
Foodplant(s): Gorse (Ulex europaeus), Broom (Cytisus scoparius), Petty Whin (Genista anglica), Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria)
Flying: One generation, May-June
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Local

Regional Information

This species has been recorded in Huntingdonshire, but without locational data.

Last recorded in

Similar Species
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
 Photo © Martin Lovell
July Belle Scotopteryx luridata

Local
Larva/Leafmine:
Larva Type:
Wrinkled
Colours:
Grey, black, green
No. of Proleg Pairs:
2