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Family: Geometridae   Checklist Number: 70.276

Bupalus piniaria  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bordered White

First recorded on Harris in 2010, a healthy colony was found on North Uist in 2011. They characteristically rest with their wings closed. Found in conifer plantations during May and July where the larvae feed.

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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