ABH 70.091	Northern Spinach Eulithis populata		BF 1756
Back To	(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Family	Geometridae » Larentiinae
Wingspan	25- 32 mm.
Description	The most likely confusion species is Chevron E. testata, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Bilberry, over-wintering as an egg.This species shows a range of colour forms, with generally darker specimens further north.
Life Cycle	There is one generation, with the moths flying in July and August.
Habitat	Common on moorland, heathland and woodland, generally on high ground, in south-western and northern England, Wales and Scotland. It inhabits peat moorland and grassland, and the larvae feed on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
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