Yorkshire Status: Uncommon and local resident.

Sharp-angled Peacock was unknown to Porritt and was not seen in Yorkshire until 1949 when it was found at Spurn. It is a moth of the south-west of the UK and up the east coast as far as Yorkshire. There is also an isolated population in the Morecambe Bay area. All our records come from VC61, the majority from Spurn, but it is occasionally seen further up the coast as far as Flamborough. Numbers seem to vary considerably from year to year. In some years there are very few and then in the next year we get over 100 records, so it is rather difficult to tell how it is doing. The biggest counts were in 2004. The larvae are said to feed on sallows and willows but our coastal population probably dines out on sea buckthorn. Take care not to confuse it with Peacock Moth (a rarer species in Yorkshire) as the two can look very similar, especially when worn. If you have found it in new area, we need to see a photo.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This is a species which is locally common in the very south of England but which sporadically turns up in other parts of the country. In Yorkshire, it was first found at Spurn (VC61) by H. N. Michaelis in 1949 (YNU, 1970; also included in Michaelis, 1951 but no date or comment). There have been several other records at the same site since. These are 10.6.1970, 6.8.1975, two 23.7.1983, singles 6.7, 19.8 and 22.8.1984 and 6.7.1987 (BRS).

	Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 13 (7%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1949. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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