False Mocha (Cyclophora porata, (Linnaeus, 1767))

General Information
Flies from dusk.

Pupates attached by silk to the underside of an oak leaf, falling with it to the ground.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 12-14mm.
Foodplant(s): Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur), Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Flying: Two generations, mid May-early July and late July-early August
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Oaks in woodland, heathland and carr.

Regional Information

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Similar Species

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Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria

70.035 (BF1679) False Mocha Cyclophora porata, (Linnaeus, 1767)

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