Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae 1775     *     Mottled Grey     *     Colostygia multistrigaria Widespread, locally common Wingspan: 26-31mm Flight time: Late February - early May Habitat: Heathland, moors and woodland clearings Larval food plant: Bedstraw (Galium sp.) Similar: Early Tooth-striped

Mottled Grey, Colostygia multistrigaria
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. March 2011