| Ematurga atomaria | |
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| Female | |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Ematurga |
| Species: | E. atomaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Ematurga atomaria (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and the Near East. The wingspan is 24–34 millimetres (0.9–1.3 in). The moths fly in one generation from May to June.[Note 1] The caterpillars feed on a heather, heath and clovers.