Irish moths

Brussels Lace, Cleorodes lichenaria

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Ennominae

1945     *     Brussels Lace     *     Cleorodes lichenaria


Widespread
Wingspan: 31-38 mm

Flight time: June-July
Habitat: Woods, scrub, Hawthorn thickets, also rocky coastlines

Larvae feed on lichen species



Brussels Lace, Cleorodes lichenaria


Brussels Lace, Cleorodes lichenaria


Brussels Lace, Cleorodes lichenaria


Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June and July 2010

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