LEPIDOPTERA | Geometroidea

Geometridae (Geometrids) > Larentiinae > Xanthorhoini

Checklist ref.                 70.061

Designation:                 'macro-moth'

Status:                          common and fairly well distributed

Typical habitat:             very varied including woodland, heaths, marshes, hedgerows, gardens

Larval foodplant:           bedstraws and cleavers

Flight behaviour:           very easily disturbed by day

Flight season:                late April to early October in the south, with overlapping generations

Note:                            listed as a recognised day-flying (DF) species