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Family: Geometridae   Checklist Number: 70.266

Alcis jubata  (Thunberg, 1788)

Dotted Carpet

Rare. First recorded in South Uist in 2010 with just two subsequent records. On the wing from July to August in woodland, scrub and gardens. The larvae feed on beard lichens (Usnea spp.) and possibly other lichens.

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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