SCIENTIFIC NAME: CLEOODES LICHENARIA
VERNACULAR NAME: BRUSSELS LACE

Fig 1
ADULT Wingspan 31-38 mm. A carpet-like apecies that is a montage of subtle greens, greys and yellows on a grey background. The jagged black cross-line with the white edge is distinctive.
CHRYSALIS  
LARVA  
BEHAVIOUR Attracted to light.  Has feeding preference for lichens. 
HABITAT Primarily woodlands and parks.
FLIGHT PERIOD Single brooded.  June to August
STATUS Resident.  Locally common in southern England.  Rare elsewhere.

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