Photo © David G Green
Heath Rivulet
Perizoma minorata
Checklist Number70.135 [B&F: 1805]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Genus: | Perizoma |
| Species: | minorata |
| Authority: | (Treitschke, 1828) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) on moorland and upland grassland, in Scotland and northern England. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 18-20 mm. Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on flowers and seeds of Eyebright, over-wintering as a pupa.
