Irish moths

Welsh Wave

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae

1873     *     Welsh Wave     *     Venusia cambrica


Scarce
Wingspan: 27-30mm

Flight time: May-August
Habitat: Moorland, open upland woodlands

Larval food plant: Rowan leaves (Sorbus aucuparia)






Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010

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