Photo © David G Green
Dotted Carpet
Alcis jubata
Checklist Number70.266 [B&F: 1942]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Alcis |
| Species: | jubata |
| Authority: | (Thunberg, 1788) |
Local in ancient woodland and scrub throughout much of western Britain. In Hampshire believed extinct. The species used to be taken regularly in the New Forest and occasionally in the Chandlers Ford area, and in Woolmer Forest, but the last known record is of two at Aldridgehill Inclosure in July 1958. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 28-33 mm. Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Beard Lichen and various lichens.
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)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockenhurst (SU20) | 07/1892 | - | J Reeve | Adult |
| Lyndhurst (SU30) | 1900 | - | J Reeve | Larval |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 1900 | - | Adye | Adult |
| Set Thorns Inclosure, NF (SZ29) | 1920 | - | Robertson | - |
| Holmsley (SU20) | 11/07/1924 | - | R A Jackson | Adult |
| New Milton (SZ29) | 1926 | - | A D Torlesse | Adult |
| Brockenhurst (SU20) | 12/07/1931 | - | Scarsdale C S Brown | Adult |
| Lyndhurst (SU30) | 24/07/1933 | - | Jones | Larval |
| Fritham (SU21) | 1940 | - | Baron C G de Worms | Adult |
| Burley, NF (SU20) | 1940 | - | Baron C G de Worms | Adult |
| Pondhead Inclosure (SU30) | 25/07/1947 | - | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Minstead (SU21) | 1958 | - | C W Mackworth-Praed | Adult |
| Aldridgehill Inclosure (SU20) | 26/07/1958 | two | Baron C G de Worms | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolmer Forest (SU73) | 1900 | - | L W Siggs | Adult |
| Whitehill (SU73) | 1951 | three | B Goater & RM Mere | Adult |