Photo © David G Green

Heath Rivulet

Perizoma minorata

Checklist Number
70.135 [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.