1746 Shoulder Stripe, Anticlea badiata, (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
National Status :
Common
Local Status :
Resident (SMP Status 1)
Distribution and abundance :
Widespread and common
Habitats :
Woodlands and hedgerows
Flight Period :
Single-brooded; March to mid-May
Larval foodplants :
Dog-rose and other wild roses
Morley's Final Catalogue :
Extremely abundant throughout the County in March and April, from Wherstead (Baylis) and Copdock (Hkg) to Bungay (Mn), Gorleston and Lound (Mr); Monks Soham at sallows. Actually recorded from the west at only Bury and Lavenham.
Wingspan details :
Forewing 14-18mm, Wingspan 31-35mm
Identification
|
|
|
Further Photographs
 |  |  | |
Ipswich, Suffolk (iv.2004) © N Sherman
|
Barton Mills, Suffolk (11.iv.2005) © Lee Gregory
|
Eye, Suffolk (14.iii.2008) © Paul Kitchener
| | |
 |  |  | |
Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire (15.iv.2006) © Lee Gregory
|
Beaten from Dog rose - Hinderclay fen, Suffolk (30.v.2009) © Neil Sherman
|
Wolves Wood, Suffolk (29.iii.2010) © A Prichard
| | |
|