Somerset Moths

    Argent & Sable

    Rheumaptera hastata

    GeometridaeABH 70.12 B&F 1787

    Nationally a very rare moth.  The only Somerset site is Shapwick Heath, where a population persists on the relict heathland, breeding on Bog Myrtle Myrica gale.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

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    Argent & Sable (Rheumaptera hastata) photographed in Somerset by John Connolly
    Argent & Sable (Rheumaptera hastata) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Argent & Sable (Rheumaptera hastata) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies