Latticed Heath - Chiasmia clathrata
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Species Description
Fairly common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat includes: gardens, calcareous grassland, fens, open woodland, heathland, moorland, meadows, roadside verges, railway banks, wasteland etc. Flight period: 2 generations (May to June, August to September). Day and night flying. Wingspan: 20 - 30 mm. Diet: Larvae = Lucerne, Clovers, Trefoils. 2 subspecies: Chiasmia clathrata infrasp. clathrata (concentrated S.W. of London but scattered throughout), Chiasmia clathrata infrasp. hugginsi.