Dorset Cream Wave Stegania trimaculata
Dorset Cream Wave Stegania trimaculata
70.21 BF1888a
Wingspan 26-28 mm.
This geometer is a Southern European species only recorded from Britain on two occasions. The first individual was attracted to light in Dorset, hence the vernacular name, in 1978.
There was a second record, also from Dorset, in 2006.
On the continent, the moth is double brooded on the continent, flying in April/May and again in August.
The larvae feed on various species of Poplar.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
