Family: Geometridae Checklist Number: 70.051
Xanthorhoe spadicearia [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Red Twin-spot Carpet
A local distribution in northern Scotland and rarely recorded in the Outer Hebrides. Uses a wide range of habitats including moorland and sand dunes. Larval food plants include bedstraws (Galium species), wild carrot (Daucus carota and knotgrass (Polygonum)
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