Royal Mantle

    Catarhoe cuculata

    GeometridaeABH 70.056 B&F 1736

    Once confined largely to the Taunton district, this local species has been encountered more widely, albeit in small numbers, in the 21st century. Found on calcareous soils.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Royal Mantle (Catarhoe cuculata) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins