LEPIDOPTERA | Geometroidea

Geometridae (Geometrids) > Larentiinae > Xanthorhoini

Checklist ref. 70.059

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed

Typical habitat: almost anywhere

Larval foodplant:           bedstraws, docks, wormwoods, sorrels etc

Flight behaviour: flies from dusk, but is easily disturbed by day

Flight season: June - August

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