Kingdom Animalia Family Geometridae Scientific name Ematurga atomaria Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Genus Ematurga Higher classification Ematurga | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Latticed heath, Geometer moth, Clouded border, Common carpet | ||
Ematurga atomaria, the common heath, is a moth of the family Geometridae.
The species can be found in the Palearctic ecozone from the Iberian Peninsula in the West, Central and Eastern Europe and East to Siberia and Sakhalin. In the South, its range includes the Northern Mediterranean and the Turkish part of the Black Sea region.
The wingspan is 24–34 millimetres (0.9–1.3 in). The colour is variable ranging from yellow-brown to dark brown.The appearance is mottled with bands and spots.The brown cross bands on both forewings and hindwinds vary in width and there may be no cross bands at all only small dark brownish spots.Males have comb-like antennae. Females are usually brown with a dusting of white but can be almost white with a series of brown crosslines.
The moths fly in one generation from May to June. The caterpillars feed on a heather, heath and clovers.