Species Account for Biston strataria
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Biston strataria (Hufnagel, 1767) 70.251
Oak Beauty
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Geometridae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Distinctive
Records: 1447
First Record: 1940
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 47
Pre-1992 hectads: 31
Total hectads: 51
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Oak Beauty yellow form
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Biston strataria on UK Moths website
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 313 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 8 records with subhabitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1447 records with habitat detail and method information)
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