Irish moths

Mottled Beauty, Alcis repandata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Ennominae

1941     *     Mottled Beauty     *     Alcis repandata


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 30-45mm. Very variable

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Woods and moorland, also hedges, parks, gardens

Larvae feed on a wide range of woody and herbaceous species

Similar: 1937 Willow Beauty


Mottled Beauty, Alcis repandata


Mottled Beauty, Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty, Alcis repandata
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010 and June 2011

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