Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Ennominae 1939     *     Ringed Carpet     *     Cleora cinctaria Scarce Wingspan: 28-35mm Flight time: April-May Habitat: Damp heath and moorland with Birch and Bog-myrtle Larvae feed on Birch, Bilberry, Heather and Bog-myrtle Similar: Square Spot and Engrailed

Ringed Carpet, Cleora cinctaria
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April 2011 and March 2012