Irish moths

Striped Twin-spot Carpet, Nebula salicata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae 

1753     *     Striped Twin-spot Carpet     *     Nebula salicata


Locally common
Wingspan: 29-31mm

Flight time: May-August
Habitat: Moorland, open woodland

Larval food plant: Bedstraws (Galium spp.)



Striped twin-spot Carpet, Nebula salicata



Striped twin-spot Carpet, Nebula salicata
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2010 and April 2011

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