Shoulder Stripe - Earophila badiata
Alternative names
Anticlea badiata and as Shoulder-stripe
Description
Wingspan 25-30 mm. It shows a variety of colour forms, but all have the same basic pattern.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
It inhabits woodland, scrubland and other open areas.
When to see it
An early Spring species, flying in March and April.
Life History
The larvae feed on types of Rose.
UK Status
This moth is fairly common in England and Wales and scarcer in Scotland and Ireland.
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)
Reference
70.066 BF1746
Graham CalowSapcote garden128 March 2012
David NichollsRatby garden131 March 2009
Craig MabbettBroughton Astley Garden09 April 2015
Mark SkevingtonWhetstone Garden20 March 2015
Barbara CooperLong Clawson10 June 2012early instar larva on dog rose
Barbara CooperLong Clawson11 March 2018
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Graham CalowSapcote23 April 2013
Graham CalowSapcote garden120 March 2011
Barbara CooperLong Clawson24 April 2013
David NichollsRutland Water27 May 2011
