Broom-tip
EN — Endangered

Broom-tip

Chesias rufata

Chesias rufata, the broom-tip, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

27

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Genus

Chesias

Broom-tip belongs to the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.

02 — Description

Species Profile

Chesias rufata, the broom-tip, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It has a wide range in central and western Europe, including Great Britain and Ireland. It is also found from Morocco to Asia Minor.The species prefers heaths, bushy slopes and rocky valleys which favour its foodplants. It is found up to 1,500m in the Alps.

Chesias rufata faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and agricultural conversion of its specialized woodland habitats. Climate change and fragmentation of remaining forest patches further threaten this moth species' survival.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusEndangered (EN)
GroupInsects
03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

TERRESTRIALMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Chesias rufata faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and agricultural conversion of its specialized woodland habitats. Climate change and fragmentation of remaining forest patches further threaten this moth species' survival.

Agricultural land conversion

HighOngoing

Habitat loss from deforestation

HighOngoing

Climate change impacts

MediumOngoing

Forest fragmentation

MediumOngoing
06 — Range

Found in 27 Countries

AndorraAustriaBelgiumCroatiaCzechiaDenmarkFranceGermanyGreeceGuernseyHungaryIsle of ManItalyJerseyLithuaniaLuxembourgMontenegroMoroccoNetherlandsPolandPortugalSerbiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Broom-tip (Chesias rufata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/broom-tip

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