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Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
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ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1955 )  –  Current status uncertain – most probably a vagrant. Last record 1955
Flight Period: June /  July /  Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 35-45mm
Forewing: 20-30mm
Food Plant: Deciduous trees and plants.
Last Recorded Year: 1955
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Angerona prunaria

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Found 6 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 6 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Angerona prunaria
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Monthly Counts By Year: Angerona prunaria

Recordings By Year: Angerona prunaria

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Angerona prunaria

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Angerona prunaria

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Angerona prunaria – 6 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Angerona prunariaBarnard Ave, Coal AstonSK37U198101/01/1981 - 31/12/19841
Angerona prunariaBarnard Ave, Coal AstonSK37U198101/01/1981 - 31/12/19841
Angerona prunariaNewbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R195504/06/19551
Angerona prunariaAshbourne (site not precise)SK14T191101/01/1911 - 31/12/19111
Angerona prunariaAshbourne (site not precise)SK14T191101/01/1911 - 31/12/19111
Angerona prunariaDarley Dale (site not precise)SK26R190001/01/1900 - 31/12/19051

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