Shaded Broad Bar Moth
Taken at
Dalzell Estate
on 22nd July 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
Shaded Broad Bar Moth.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Scotopteryx chenopodiata.
Lepidoptera.
Geometridae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature
:
Vetch, Clover.
Knapweed, Field Scabious.
25 - 30 mm.
Grassland, acid heathland, woodland rides, roadside ilververges, sand-dunes and gardens.
June - August.