Photo © David G Green
Sub-angled Wave
Scopula nigropunctata
Checklist Number70.020 [B&F: 1684]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | nigropunctata |
| Authority: | (Hufnagel, 1767) |
As a breeding species, very rare in grassland and along the edges of woodland nowadays confiend to a few sites in Kent, in particular at Folkestone Warren and Hamstreet, and West Sussex. Also occurring increasingly as an immigrant from mainland Europe on the southern coast of England. On the Isle of Wight, one was taken at Freshwater in August 1994 (and another in 2015), followed by to date the only Hampshire record, on Hayling Island in 2014. Another Isle of Wight specimen was recorded in Bonchurch in 2019. Wingspan 29-34 mm. The angled cross-lines are characteristic, although could be confused with the much smaller Rosy Wave S. emutaria. Larva feeds on Smooth Tare, Tormentil and Traveller's-joy.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 05/08/1994 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 05/08/1994 | - | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 02/08/2015 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 08/07/2019 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Point (SZ79) | 22/07/2013 | one | Andy Johnson | Adult |
