Photo © Mike Wall

Buff-tip

Phalera bucephala

Checklist Number
71.025 [B&F: 1994]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Notodontidae
Subfamily:Phalerinae
Genus:Phalera
Species:bucephala
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in open woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 55-68 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including Sallow, Silver and Downy Birch, Pedunculate and Sessile Oak, and Hazel, over-wintering as a pupa.

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)