False Mocha (Cyclophora porata, (Linnaeus, 1767))

General Information

Flies from dusk.

Pupates attached by silk to the underside of an oak leaf, falling with it to the ground.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 12-14mm.
Foodplant(s): Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur), Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Flying: Two generations, mid May-early July and late July-early August
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Oaks in woodland, heathland and carr.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Slavyanka, SW Bulgaria, 9th June 2012. Light trap.

Blair's Mocha Cyclophora puppillaria

Arda valley, Eastern Rhodopis, 6th July 2016. MV trap.

Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria

08019 False Mocha Cyclophora porata, (Linnaeus, 1767)

BF1679 (ABH70.035)