Irish moths

Ruddy Highflyer, Hydriomena ruberata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae

1779     *     Ruddy Highflyer     *     Hydriomena ruberata


Locally common
Wingspan: 32-37mm. Variable

Flight time: May-June
Habitat: Heaths, moors, bogs, sallow carr and damp, open woodland.

Larvae feed on a range of Salix species.

Similar: May Highflyer


Ruddy Highflyer, Hydriomena ruberata


Ruddy Highflyer, Hydriomena ruberata

Ruddy Highflyer, Hydriomena ruberata
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April and May 2011

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