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Latticed Heath

Chiasmia clathrata

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The latticed heath is a small moth. The wings are white-yellow to white, with four, more or less irregular, brown to brown-black cross bands. Together with the dark winged veins, these form a route pattern.

Habitat:

This species lives in open areas such as meadows.

Notes:

Norwegian name: Rutemåler

Reference Links:

Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata) · iNaturalist

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Comments (2)
arne.roysland
Yes it's a beautilful bytterfly Brian38. The norwegian name is "rutemåler" after the pattern of small windows and the caterpillar's way of crawling, as if they measuring the ground.
Brian38
Beautiful butterfly Arne!

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