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Latticed Heath, Chiasmia clathrata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Ennominae

1894     *     Latticed Heath     *     Chiasmia clathrata


Locally common
Wingspan: 20-25mm. Several named varieties occur

Flight time: Two generations, May-June and August-September.
Flies by day as well as at night
Habitat: Grasslands, moorland and waste ground

Larvae feed on clovers and Lucerne


Latticed Heath, Chiasmia clathrata


Latticed Heath, Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath, Chiasmia clathrata
Aughinish, Co. Limerick, Ireland. July 2015