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Cosmorhoe ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1752 / 70.087
Photo © Paul Kitchener,  Shottisham, 29 August 2022

Similar Suffolk Species: None
Forewing: 13-15mm.
Flight: Two generations May-July. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Bedstraws.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Morley's Final Catalogue: Common and nearly generally distibuted from Ipswich to Beccles; rarer on Boulder-clay.

Recent Suffolk Status: Common.

Life history: Double-brooded.

Identification: Unmistakeable.

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats including gardens.

Recorded in 51 (88%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
01/09/2023126TL77 - Mildenhall
28/08/2023125TM15 - Helmingham/Claydon
27/08/2023126TL77 - Mildenhall
26/08/2023+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
25/08/2023126TL84 - Sudbury/Glemsford
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