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Family: Geometridae   Checklist Number: 70.137

Perizoma albulata  [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775

Grass Rivulet

Locally common, particularly on the machair. Can be seen on the wing from late afternoon from May to July. Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) is the preferred food-plant.

References: 
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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