Irish moths

Scallop Shell, Rheumaptera undulata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae

1789     *     Scallop Shell     *     Rheumaptera undulata


Widespread but scarce
Wingspan: 25-30mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Damp, open woodlands, Sallow carr

Larval food plants: Sallows, Aspen, Bilberry



Scallop Shell, Rheumaptera undulata

Scallop Shell, Rheumaptera undulata
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010 and June 2011

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