Shaded Broad-bar, Scotopteryx chenopodiata Geometridae     Larentiinae

ABH 70.045
B&F 1732   *   Scotopteryx chenopodiata   *   Shaded Broad-bar


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 25-30mm

Season: June-September, often day-flying
Habitat: Herb-rich grasslands

Larval food plants: Clovers, vetches


Shaded Broad-bar, Scotopteryx chenopodiata


Shaded Broad-bar, Scotopteryx chenopodiata


Shaded Broad-bar, Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Shaded Broad-bar, Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Alners Gorse and Badbury Rings, Dorset. August 2013 and 2015

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