ABH 70.049	Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata		BF 1728
Back To	Linnaeus, 1758)
Phenology	JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC
Family	Geometridae » Larentiinae
Wingspan	18-25 mm
Description	A grey or greyish white moth. Central cross band on forewing blackish in leading half usually pale in trailing half. The central band is usually incomplete appearing as a dark-coloured patch at the costal edge of each forewing. There is also a dark-coloured basal patch and a broken line around the peripheral edge of the forewing. Key Identification Features: Central band is usually incomplete Dark patches near the apex of the forewing Dark basal patch, which extends across the thorax
Life Cycle	Continuously-brooded during the summer months April - September, when adults and larvae can be found .The larvae feed on a range of cruciferous plants such as Garlic Mustard
Habitat	The larvae feed on a range of cruciferous plants.
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