Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae > Colostygia > Colostygia multistrigariaColostygia multistrigaria (mottled grey)Synonyms: Calostigia multistrigaria; Colostygia nubilata; Colostygia obscura; Colostygia olbiana; Colostygia olbiaria; Colostygia pallida; Colostygia punctatissima; Colostygia virgata; Geometra multistrigaria (homotypic); Larentia multistrigaria Colostygia multistrigaria, the mottled grey, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in western and south-western Europe and North Africa. The wingspan is 26–31 mm. The ground colour is grey mottled with brown. The forewings have a weak central band. The hindwings are pale whitish grey. Adults are on wing from March to April in one generation per year. The larvae feed on Galium species. Larvae can be found from March to June. The species overwinters in the pupal stage. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains |
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67265 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Butser Hill |
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590 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands |
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354692 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Cannock Chase |
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3057 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Coedydd Aber |
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855 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Coedydd Derw a Safleoedd Ystlumod Meirion/ Meirionnydd Oakwoods and Bat Sites |
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6953 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Corsydd Môn/ Anglesey Fens |
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1154 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cwm Doethie – Mynydd Mallaen |
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10186 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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East Caithness Cliffs |
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1094 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Eryri/ Snowdonia |
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48773 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Ford Moss |
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151 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Hoy |
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23474 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Inverpolly |
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29349 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lower River Spey – Spey Bay |
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1613 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Moor House – Upper Teesdale |
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95867 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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NSG 'Holzbachtal' |
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143 |
Germany |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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River Eden |
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6087 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Moriston |
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481 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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River Tay |
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23469 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Roudsea Wood and Mosses |
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1163 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Rum |
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26775 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Saltfleetby–Theddlethorpe Dunes and Gibraltar Point |
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2373 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Skipwith Common |
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729 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Pennine Moors |
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160577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Stiperstones and The Hollies |
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1486 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Trossachs Woods |
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927 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Tulach Hill and Glen Fender Meadows |
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3912 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Wimbledon Common |
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861 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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