Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae  1750     *     Water Carpet     *     Lampropteryx suffumata Widespread Wingspan: 28-34mm Flight time: April-May Habitat: Damp woods, hedges, scrub, moors and ditches Larval food plants: Bedstraw's and Cleavers Similar: Broken-barred Carpet, Small Phoenix and Phoenix

Water Carpet, Lampropteryx suffumata
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April 2011