Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Fallow land
- Forest clearings
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Raised bogs
Similar species
24-34 mm
22-30 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyTmavoskvrnáč vřesový 
DanskLyngmåler 
DeutschHeidekraut-Spanner DeutschHeidespanner 
EnglishCommon Heath 
FrançaisPhalène picotée FrançaisRayure picotée 
LietuviųRudasprindis 
MagyarBarna rétiaraszoló 
NederlandsGewone heispanner 
NorskLyngmåler 
PolskiPoproch pylinkowiak 
SlovenčinaPiadivka vresová 
SuomeksiMetsämittari 
SvenskaAllmän ängsmätare 
РусскийПяденица вересковая РусскийПяденица обыкновенная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Artemisia Wormwood Dipsacaceae Scabiosa Scabious Ericaceae Calluna Heather Fabaceae Coronilla Vetch Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Fabaceae Trifolium Clover
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Ematurga atomaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Northamptonshire Wildlife Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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