Early Tooth-striped, Trichopteryx carpinata Geometridae     Larentiinae

ABH 70.202
B&F 1881   *   Trichopteryx carpinata   *   Early Tooth-striped


Widespread, can be locally commmon
Wingspan: 30-34mm

Season: March - May
Habitat: Deciduos woodland, scrubby heaths and fens

Larvae feed on the leaves of Birch, Alder, sallows and Honeysuckle


Early Tooth-striped, Trichopteryx carpinata


Early Tooth-striped, Trichopteryx carpinata
Early Tooth-striped, Trichopteryx carpinata
Aspen Wood, Studland Heath, Dorset. March 2014

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