LEPIDOPTERA | Geometroidea

Geometridae (Geometrids) > Ennominae > Boarmiini

Checklist ref. 70.275

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: common where suitable habitat occurs

Typical habitat: acid heaths and moors, local on chalk downland

Larval foodplant:           heathers, but also trefoils, clovers and vetches

Flight behaviour: active by day and easily disturbed

Flight season: May - June

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