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Fletcher Wildlife Garden | all galleries >> Moths (Lepidoptera) of the FWG (18 Galleries) >> Geometrid Moths (Family: Geometridae) 6261 - 7430 > Chickweed geometer (Haematopis grataria) 7146
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31-JUL-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Chickweed geometer (Haematopis grataria) 7146

A mating pair of chickweed geometers near the ash woods. These day-flying moths are so butterfly-like with their bright colours and diurnal habits. Also, note those lovely plumose antennae on the male, not something butterflies have. The larval host plants, as the name suggests, are chickweeds, as well as plants in the polygonum group.

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