Ematurga atomaria

Taxobox
name = Ematurga atomaria


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Geometroidea
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia = Ennominae
tribus = Boarmiini
genus = Ematurga
species = "E. atomaria"
binomial = "Ematurga atomaria"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758The Common Heath ("Ematurga atomaria") is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and the Near East.

The wingspan is 24-34 mm. The moths fly in one generation from May to June. ref|flight_season.

The caterpillars feed on a heather, heath and clovers.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=384 Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=1733 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Eatomaria.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1952 Common Heath on UKmoths]