Species Details

ABH: 70.218

BF: 1894

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Chiasmia clathrata

=Chiasmia clathrata clathrata

=Chiasmia clathrata hugginsi

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Latticed Heath

Account: Common in farmland, gardens, calcareous grassland, acid heathland and moorland throughout most of the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Flies both by day, in warm sunshine, and at night. Although distinctive, it has been confused with Common Heath Ematurga atomaria, but only Latticed Heath has such conspicuous, black veins; there is a confusing black form alboguttata, which is best distinguished by the chequered fringes. Larva feeds on Hare's-foot Clover, White Clover, Red Clover, Bird's-foot Trefoil and Lucerne, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 26 — 32 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 20 Apr (1946) — 13 Sep (1969)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Near Threatened (NT)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/chiasmia-clathrata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 239

Individuals: 323

Earliest Year: 1888

Latest Year: 2023

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