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× 4 Latticed Heath clathrata 1894

At rst you may think that this is a butter y because it Legislative listing: NERC Act (S41 & S42)  ies in sunshine, basks with its wings open and o en settles with them raised up over its body. Almost all Priority Species (Northern Ireland) other fold their wings down along their bodies UK BAP Priority Species (research) when at rest.  e ground-colour is usually yellowish Common and widely distributed in but varies, and in the Irish subspecies hugginsi is Britain and Ireland strikingly white.  ere is usually a lattice grid-pattern Where found: Open grassland of brown markings on both the upperside and including moors underside of the wings, but this can also vary. and waste ground, Latticed Heaths are widely distributed over grassy and heathland heathland, moorland, gardens and waste ground. When ying: May–June and  ey may be seen throughout Britain and Ireland, August–September although in Scotland usually only in the southern half. Forewing length: 11–15 mm  e caterpillars have two colour forms, and may be Larval foodplants: Lucerne, clovers, either greenish or purplish, lined with white, and feed trefoils on Lucerne, clovers and trefoils. Fields of Lucerne (the forage plant also known as ) can Similar species: Common Heath (page 118) and Netted Mountain (page 110), be a big attraction. Except in the north, there are two although these do not raise their wings generations a year, and caterpillars can therefore be when at rest found at any time from early June to late September.  ey crawl under the loose surface of the ground to pupate and remain dormant there until emerging the following May.

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