Two of the common variations this species has.
Status: Common.
Habitat/Food plant: Occurring around many wide ranging habitats where the larvae feeding on a wide ranging variety of plants including Sallow, Birch, Bramble, Heather, Privet and Hawthorn.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying in May and June then again from August till October.
Earliest date: 5th May 2014.
Latest date: 22nd November 2014.
Peak count: 9 moths, one night in 2012.
1765 Cidaria fulvata - Barred Yellow
Status: Annual in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Open broadleaved woodland, open calcareous grassland and hedgerows etc. The larval food plants are Dog-rose, Burnet Rose and probably other cultivated Rose.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in June and July.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = ? 2000 = 3. 2001 = 12. 2002 = 5. 2003 = 9. 2004 = 9. 2005 = 8. 2006 = 9. 2007 = 6. 2008 = 3. 2009 = 10. 2010 = 15. 2011 = 7. 2012 = 15.
2013 = 10. 2014 = 7. 2015 = c.20. 2016 = 13. 2017 = 7. 2018 = 10. 2019 = 12. 2020 =5. 2021 = 10. 2022 = 20. 2023 = 10+ 2024 =
Earliest date: 16th May 2012.
Latest date: 26th July 2013.
Peak count: 4 moths, on both 2010, 2012 and 2022.
1766 Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata - Blue-bordered Carpet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Damp woodland, flood meadows etc. The larval food plants are mainly Alder and Blackthorn.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from late June till August.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1767 Thera firmata - Pine Carpet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Coniferous woodland and plantations. The larval food plants are Scott's Pine and Corsican Pine.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from July till November.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1768 Thera obelisciata - Grey Pine Carpet
Status: Unknown ... probably scarce?
Habitat/Food plant: They occur in coniferous woodland where the larvae feed upon various Pines, Spruce, Firs etc.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying from may till July then September till November.
1 on 6th May 2021 and 22nd June 2023.
Earliest date: ?
Latest date: ?
Peak count: ?
1769 Thera britannica - Spruce Carpet
Status: Annual in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: A moth that occurs in coniferous woodland and other habitats such as parkland too. The larval food plants are various coniferous trees.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, on the wing from May till July then September till November.
1999 - 2023 garden records:
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 1. 2002 = 0 2003 = 0. 2004 = 1. 2005 = 2. 2006 = 2. 2007 = 2. 2008 = 3. 2009 = 3. 2010 = 7. 2011 = 5. 2012 = 2.
2013 = 2. 2014 = 2. 2015 = 1. 2016 = 1. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 1. 2021 = 4. 2022 = 1. 2023 = 1. 2024 =
Earliest date: 9th May 2011.
Latest date: 12th November 2010.
Peak count: 2 moths on three dates.
1769a Thera vetustata - Fir Carpet
Status: Nationally rare migrant ... very few records, perhaps only four up until 2016?
Habitat/Food plant: Silver Fir on the Continent.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, April - June then July - October.
1999 - 2023 garden records:
One taken on 12th June 2015 wasn't identified until July 2016 (from photos) after the capture of the third UK record in Dorset. The others occurred in Sussex in October 2011 and somewhere else ... hee hee ...
Earliest date: n/a
Latest date: n/a
Peak count: n/a
1771a Thera cupressata - Cypress Carpet
Status: Rare 'then' common!
Habitat/Food plant: Parkland and gardens where the food plant Cypress grow.
Broods/flight period: Two generations, flying in late June/July then again from October till November.
1999 - 2023 garden records: A recent addition to the Thanet insect scene, first showing up here on 2nd July 2015,
2015 = 2. 2016 = 8. 2017 = 8. 2018 = 12. 2019 = 15+. 2020 = 12. 2021 = 30+. 2022 = 20+. 2023 = c.20. 2024 =
Earliest date: 12th May 2022.
Latest date: 18th November 2022.
Peak count: 3 on 2 dates in 2021 and once in 2022.
1773 Electrophaes corylata - Broken-barred Carpet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland, scrubby areas including parkland and gardens. Various broad-leaved trees including Blackthorn, Birch and Oak.
Broods/flight period: One generation, flying through May till early July.
1999 - 2023 garden records: One record, taken on 25th June 2019.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1776 Colosstygia pectinataria - Green Carpet
Status: Taken most years in very small numbers ... perhaps increasing here?
Habitat/Food plant: A moth that occurs in most habitats. The larval food plants are various Bedstraws and perhaps also Cleavers?
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying from May till July then again in August and September.
1999 - 2023 garden records:
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 0. 2002 = 1. 2003 = 1. 2004 = 2. 2005 = 1. 2006 = 1. 2007 = 3. 2008 = 0. 2009 = 0. 2010 = 1. 2011 = 2. 2012 = 6.
2013 = 5. 2014 = 0. 2015 = 1. 2016 = 0. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 3. 2021 = 1. 2022 = 0. 2023 = 0. 2023 =
Earliest date: 17th May 2007.
Latest date: 17th September 2003.
Peak count: Singles only.
1777 Hydriomena furcata - July Highflyer
Status: Almost annual, numbers vary greatly here from year to year.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland and scrubby places. The larval food plants include Hazel, Sallow, Creeping Willow, Bilberry and Heather.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in July and August.
1999 - 2022 garden records: The year on year totals have increased somewhat here ...
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 3. 2002 = 0. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 3. 2005 = 2. 2006 = 5. 2007 = 0. 2008 = 2. 2009 = 7. 2010 = 3. 2011 = 6. 2012 = 1.
2013 = 10. 2014 = 1. 2015 = 10. 2016 = 3. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 3. 2020 = 2. 2021 = 0. 2022 = 4. 2023 = 3. 2024 =
Earliest date: 21st June 2011.
Latest date: 3rd August 2013.
Peak count: 4 moths, taken on 10th July 2006.
1778 Hydriomena impluviata - May Highflyer
A very Pallid individual taken in June 2013.
Status: Notable.
Habitat/Food plant: Damp places, woodland etc.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from may till early July.
1999 - 2023 garden records:
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 1. 2001 = 1. 2002 = 0. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 2. 2005 = 0. 2006 = 0. 2007 = . 2008 = 1. 2009 = 1. 2010 = 2. 2011 = 1. 2012 = 0.
2013 = 1. 2014 = 2. 2015 = 4. 2016 = 0. 2017 = 3. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 3. 2020 = 1. 2021 = 1. 2022 = 3. 2023 = 4. 2024 =
Earliest date: 15th May 2017.
Latest date: 6th July 2015.
Peak count: 2 on 17th June 2022.
1781 Horisme vitalbata - Small Waved Umber
Status: Notable in recent years. They have declined in numbers here since 2009.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, scrub and hedgerows. The larval food plant is Traveller's-joy.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying in May and June then again in August.
1999 - 2024 garden records:
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 1. 2000 = 1. 2001 = 3. 2002 = 0. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 2. 2005 = 8. 2006 = 4. 2007 = 3. 2008 = 6. 2009 = 6. 2010 = 0. 2011 = 1. 2012 = 1.
2013 = 0. 2014 = 1. 2015 = 4. 2016 = 0. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 0. 2020 = 0. 2021 = 0 2022 = 1. 2023 = 0. 2024 =
Earliest date: 11th May 2022.
Latest date: 1st September 2008.
Peak count: 2 moths, one night in 2007.
1782 Horisme tersata - Fern
Status: Once quite notable, now annual.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, hedgerow and scrub. The larval food plant is Traveller's-joy.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from May till August.
1999 - 2023 garden records:
The annual counts have been: (all Fern types)
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 1. 2002 = 1. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 1. 2005 = 1. 2006 = 0. 2007 = 3. 2008 = 1. 2009 = 0. 2010 = 1. 2011 = 2. 2012 = 7.
2013 =12. 2014 = 7. 2015 = 7. 2016 = 1. 2017 = 3. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 3. 2021 = 0. 2022 = 6. 2023 = 1. 2024 =
Earliest date: 5th May 2014.
Latest date: 13th September 2005.
Peak count: Up to 2 moths in both 2012 and 2013.
Earliest date: ?
Latest date: ?
Peak count: ?
1769 Thera britannica - Spruce Carpet
Habitat/Food plant: A moth that occurs in coniferous woodland and other habitats such as parkland too. The larval food plants are various coniferous trees.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, on the wing from May till July then September till November.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 1. 2002 = 0 2003 = 0. 2004 = 1. 2005 = 2. 2006 = 2. 2007 = 2. 2008 = 3. 2009 = 3. 2010 = 7. 2011 = 5. 2012 = 2.
2013 = 2. 2014 = 2. 2015 = 1. 2016 = 1. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 1. 2021 = 4. 2022 = 1. 2023 = 1. 2024 =
Earliest date: 9th May 2011.
Latest date: 12th November 2010.
Peak count: 2 moths on three dates.
1769a Thera vetustata - Fir Carpet
An insurance shot of a species that to be honest I didn't know even existed when I opened up the traps on that fateful day. A full year later I then spotted an awfully similar looking thing on the Portland Birds Ob's Website ... a rather hasty check of my previous years photos, hoping beyond hope that I hadn't deleted the images taken at the time, and hey presto there is was ... a third sighting for the UK at the time. Up till now [summer of 2018] I believe there's only been one other?
Status: Nationally rare migrant ... very few records, perhaps only four up until 2016?
Habitat/Food plant: Silver Fir on the Continent.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, April - June then July - October.
One taken on 12th June 2015 wasn't identified until July 2016 (from photos) after the capture of the third UK record in Dorset. The others occurred in Sussex in October 2011 and somewhere else ... hee hee ...
Earliest date: n/a
Latest date: n/a
Peak count: n/a
1771a Thera cupressata - Cypress Carpet
Status: Rare 'then' common!
Habitat/Food plant: Parkland and gardens where the food plant Cypress grow.
Broods/flight period: Two generations, flying in late June/July then again from October till November.
2015 = 2. 2016 = 8. 2017 = 8. 2018 = 12. 2019 = 15+. 2020 = 12. 2021 = 30+. 2022 = 20+. 2023 = c.20. 2024 =
Earliest date: 12th May 2022.
Latest date: 18th November 2022.
Peak count: 3 on 2 dates in 2021 and once in 2022.
1773 Electrophaes corylata - Broken-barred Carpet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland, scrubby areas including parkland and gardens. Various broad-leaved trees including Blackthorn, Birch and Oak.
Broods/flight period: One generation, flying through May till early July.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1776 Colosstygia pectinataria - Green Carpet
The common green form
the less common brownish form
Status: Taken most years in very small numbers ... perhaps increasing here?
Habitat/Food plant: A moth that occurs in most habitats. The larval food plants are various Bedstraws and perhaps also Cleavers?
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying from May till July then again in August and September.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 0. 2002 = 1. 2003 = 1. 2004 = 2. 2005 = 1. 2006 = 1. 2007 = 3. 2008 = 0. 2009 = 0. 2010 = 1. 2011 = 2. 2012 = 6.
2013 = 5. 2014 = 0. 2015 = 1. 2016 = 0. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 3. 2021 = 1. 2022 = 0. 2023 = 0. 2023 =
Earliest date: 17th May 2007.
Latest date: 17th September 2003.
Peak count: Singles only.
1777 Hydriomena furcata - July Highflyer
Status: Almost annual, numbers vary greatly here from year to year.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland and scrubby places. The larval food plants include Hazel, Sallow, Creeping Willow, Bilberry and Heather.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in July and August.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 3. 2002 = 0. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 3. 2005 = 2. 2006 = 5. 2007 = 0. 2008 = 2. 2009 = 7. 2010 = 3. 2011 = 6. 2012 = 1.
2013 = 10. 2014 = 1. 2015 = 10. 2016 = 3. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 3. 2020 = 2. 2021 = 0. 2022 = 4. 2023 = 3. 2024 =
Earliest date: 21st June 2011.
Latest date: 3rd August 2013.
Peak count: 4 moths, taken on 10th July 2006.
1778 Hydriomena impluviata - May Highflyer
A very poorly marked specimen taken here in June of 2019. I thought it might be something really unusual for a while. Both of the Highflyers are hugely variable but usually show some green scaling whereas this one is just vaguely dark coloured.
A very Pallid individual taken in June 2013.
Status: Notable.
Habitat/Food plant: Damp places, woodland etc.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from may till early July.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 1. 2001 = 1. 2002 = 0. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 2. 2005 = 0. 2006 = 0. 2007 = . 2008 = 1. 2009 = 1. 2010 = 2. 2011 = 1. 2012 = 0.
2013 = 1. 2014 = 2. 2015 = 4. 2016 = 0. 2017 = 3. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 3. 2020 = 1. 2021 = 1. 2022 = 3. 2023 = 4. 2024 =
Earliest date: 15th May 2017.
Latest date: 6th July 2015.
Peak count: 2 on 17th June 2022.
1781 Horisme vitalbata - Small Waved Umber
Status: Notable in recent years. They have declined in numbers here since 2009.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, scrub and hedgerows. The larval food plant is Traveller's-joy.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying in May and June then again in August.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 1. 2000 = 1. 2001 = 3. 2002 = 0. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 2. 2005 = 8. 2006 = 4. 2007 = 3. 2008 = 6. 2009 = 6. 2010 = 0. 2011 = 1. 2012 = 1.
2013 = 0. 2014 = 1. 2015 = 4. 2016 = 0. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 0. 2020 = 0. 2021 = 0 2022 = 1. 2023 = 0. 2024 =
Earliest date: 11th May 2022.
Latest date: 1st September 2008.
Peak count: 2 moths, one night in 2007.
1782 Horisme tersata - Fern
Status: Once quite notable, now annual.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, hedgerow and scrub. The larval food plant is Traveller's-joy.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from May till August.
The annual counts have been: (all Fern types)
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 1. 2002 = 1. 2003 = 2. 2004 = 1. 2005 = 1. 2006 = 0. 2007 = 3. 2008 = 1. 2009 = 0. 2010 = 1. 2011 = 2. 2012 = 7.
2013 =12. 2014 = 7. 2015 = 7. 2016 = 1. 2017 = 3. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 3. 2021 = 0. 2022 = 6. 2023 = 1. 2024 =
Earliest date: 5th May 2014.
Latest date: 13th September 2005.
Peak count: Up to 2 moths in both 2012 and 2013.
1782a Horisme radicaria - Cryptic Fern
Habitat/Food plant: I am not sure, probably the same as with The Fern?
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying a little earlier that H. tesrsata.
1999 - 2023 garden records:
The above specimen was taken on 16th May 2022 and shows the strong crosslines associated with H. radicaria forming a bar attached to the strongly marked apical streak. It also lacks the discal spot shown by radicaria, also the pale 'shoulders' are another pointer. The early date of capture fits too.
Status: Unknown. In the late 2010's it turned out that this species, very similar as it is to the usual Fern moths, had been hiding in plain sight but had been completely overlooked for however long. It was finally identified by gen/det analysis in 2019 after which time a few more specimens have been logged after a session in lab somewhere in the deepest UK. It is a moth of the near continent and no doubt has become a colonist at some time in the past.
Habitat/Food plant: I am not sure, probably the same as with The Fern?
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying a little earlier that H. tesrsata.
One or two presumed specimens fitting the visual criteria have been seen in recent years. Gen/det analysis is required for a proper identification and none of my possible Cryptics have been retained.
1784 Melanthia procellata - Pretty Chalk Carpet
Status: Notable.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland, scrub, hedgerows. The larval food plant is Traveller's-joy.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, on the wing from June till late August/early September.
Earliest date: 18th May 2014.
Latest date: 16th September 2006.
Peak count: Singles only.
1786 Spargania luctuata - White-banded Carpet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Broad woodland rides etc. The larval food plants are various Willowherbs, though mainly Rosebay Willowherb apparently.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying in May and June then July and August.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1789 Rheumaptera undulata - Scallop Shell
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Damp woodland and Sallow scrub. The larval food plants are Sallow, Aspen and Bilberry.
Broods/flight period: One generation, flying in June and July.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1792 Philerme transversata - Dark Umber
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland, scrub and hedgerows. The larval food plant is Buckthorn.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in July and August.
Earliest date: 4th July 2018.
Latest date: 26th July in both 2008 and 2021.
Peak count: singles only.
1793 Euphyia biangulata - Cloaked Carpet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Damp mossy woodland, rocky ravines etc. The larval food plants are Stitchworts.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from late June till August.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
Epirrita
1795 Epirrita dilutata - November Moth
Status: Annual in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Broadleaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens. The larval food plants are stated as 'most' broadleaved trees and shrubs.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in October and November.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 6. 2000 = 1. 2001 = 12. 2002 = 5. 2003 = 20. 2004 = 15. 2005 = 15. 2006 = 20. 2007 = 1. 2008 = 2. 2009 = 8. 2010 = 1. 2011 = 12. 2012 = 3.
2013 =10. 2014 = 30. 2015 = 15. 2016 = 10. 2017 = 5. 2018 = 5. 2019 = 8. 2020 = 10. 2021 = 15. 2022 = 17. 2023 = 13. 2024 =
Earliest date: 1st October 2023.
Latest date: 29th November 2014.
Peak count: 7 moths, one night in 2014.
Operophtera
1799 Operophtera brumata - Winter Moth
Status: Usually of note here.
Habitat/Food plant: 'Wherever there are trees away from high altitude' so states the book! The larval food plants include Birch, Alder, Beech, Apple, Cherry and Plum.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying mainly between late November into January.
The annual counts have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 0. 2002 = 4. 2003 = 9. 2004 = 1. 2005 = 1. 2006 = 1. 2007 = 4. 2008 = 3. 2009 = 2. 2010 = 3. 2011 = 3. 2012 = 0.
2013 = 0. 2014 = 1. 2015 = 1 2016 = 1. 2017 = 0. 2018 = 1. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 1. 2021 = 1. 2022 = 1. 2023 = 0. 2024 =
Earliest date: 20th November 2009.
Latest date: 17th January 2006.
Peak count: 3 moths, on 25th December 2002.
1799 Operophtera brumata - Early Winter Moth
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: The larval food plants include Birch and Apple.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying mainly between October and December.
1999 - 2023 garden records:
1 taken on 2nd December the only sighting.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1802 Perizoma affinata - Rivulet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, hedgerows, roadside verges etc. The larval food plant is the flowers and seeds of Red Campion.
Broods/flight period: Two generations, flying from late May till July then again in August and September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: One record, taken on 7th June 2003.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1803 Perizoma alchemillata - Small Rivulet
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Quiet varied, woodland, hedgerows, marshland etc. The larval food plants are Common Hemp-nettle and possibly Hedge Woundwort.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from early June till August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Seven records with three occurring in 2010 alone. The dates were: 3rd August 2004, 19th August 2005, 2nd August 2010, 11th August 2010, 25th August 2010, 10th July 2015 and 1st August 2019.
Earliest date: 10th July 2015.
Latest date: 25th August 2010.
Peak count: Single moths only.
1804 Perizoma bifasciata - Barred Rivulet
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Most numerous on chalk downland and other calcareous places with short turf. The larval food plants are the ripening seeds of Red Bartisia and Eyebright.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in July and August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Six records here, taken on 1st August 2003, 18th August 2007, 8th August 2008, 30th July 2009, 31st July 2009 and 2nd August 2010.
Earliest date: 30th July 2009.
Latest date: 18th August 2007.
Peak count: Singles only.
1807 Perizoma albulata - Grass Rivulet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Grasslands, usually on calcareous soils, dune slacks and coastal shingle.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, on the wing from May till early July.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Five records, taken on 25th June 2015, 29th May 2017, 15th June 2017, 2nd June 2019 and 17th June 2020.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1807 Perizoma flavofasciata - Sandy Carpet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, mature hedgerows, calcareous grassland and sand dunes.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, on the wing in June and July.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Two records, taken on 5th July 2018 and 16th July 2018.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1809 Perizoma didymata didymata - Twin-spot Carpet
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland and moorland. The larval food plants are varied including Heather, Sallow, Greater Stitchwort, Red Campion, Willowherbs and Cow Parsley.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in July and August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Three records, taken on 10th August 2005, 11th August 2010 and 4th July 2012.
Earliest date: 4th July 2012.
Latest date: 11th August 2010.
Peak count: Singles only.
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: The larval food plants include Birch and Apple.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying mainly between October and December.
1 taken on 2nd December the only sighting.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1802 Perizoma affinata - Rivulet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, hedgerows, roadside verges etc. The larval food plant is the flowers and seeds of Red Campion.
Broods/flight period: Two generations, flying from late May till July then again in August and September.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1803 Perizoma alchemillata - Small Rivulet
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Quiet varied, woodland, hedgerows, marshland etc. The larval food plants are Common Hemp-nettle and possibly Hedge Woundwort.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from early June till August.
Earliest date: 10th July 2015.
Latest date: 25th August 2010.
Peak count: Single moths only.
1804 Perizoma bifasciata - Barred Rivulet
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Most numerous on chalk downland and other calcareous places with short turf. The larval food plants are the ripening seeds of Red Bartisia and Eyebright.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in July and August.
Earliest date: 30th July 2009.
Latest date: 18th August 2007.
Peak count: Singles only.
1807 Perizoma albulata - Grass Rivulet
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Grasslands, usually on calcareous soils, dune slacks and coastal shingle.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, on the wing from May till early July.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1807 Perizoma flavofasciata - Sandy Carpet
My only sighting at the time of Sandy Carpet here which flew off before I could set it up for a proper photo. All I have is this overly naff insurance shot. About two weeks later I saw another which flew off before I could even pot it up.
Status: Rare.
Habitat/Food plant: Open woodland, mature hedgerows, calcareous grassland and sand dunes.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, on the wing in June and July.
Earliest date: n/a.
Latest date: n/a.
Peak count: n/a.
1809 Perizoma didymata didymata - Twin-spot Carpet
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland and moorland. The larval food plants are varied including Heather, Sallow, Greater Stitchwort, Red Campion, Willowherbs and Cow Parsley.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in July and August.
Earliest date: 4th July 2012.
Latest date: 11th August 2010.
Peak count: Singles only.
