Family:
Geometridae
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| 1760
|
Red-green
Carpet |
Chloroclysta
siterata |
Wingspan
30-36mm |
11 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, hedgerows, gardens with trees |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Leaves
of various broadleaf trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
an adult female. Pupates in plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1761
|
Autumn
Green Carpet |
Chloroclysta
miata |
Wingspan
34-40mm |
2
|
© Peter Clarke |
| Status: |
Resident,
locally distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, hedgerows, scrub and gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Sallow,
Birches and other broadleaf trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
an adult female. Pupates in plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1762
|
Dark
Marbled Carpet |
Chloroclysta
citrata |
Wingspan
25-30mm |
2
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, hedgerows, scrub and gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Sallow,
Birches and other broadleaf trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates in plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1764
|
Common
Marbled Carpet |
Chloroclysta
truncata |
Wingspan
24-30mm |
134 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, parks,gardens and coastal situations |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Mainly
woody species but also on dock |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva, pupates among foliage of the foodplant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1765
|
Barred
Yellow |
Cidaria
fulvata |
Wingspan
20-25mm |
49 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed in England, Wales and Lowland Scotland |
| Habitat: |
Open
broadleaf woodland, hedgerows and gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Wild
and cultivated roses |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg on food plant. Pupates in flimsy cocoon in plant debris
on the ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1766
|
Blue-bordered
Carpet |
Plemyria
rubiginata |
Wingspan
22-28mm |
10 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, distributed in the lowlands of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Damp
woodland, hedgerows and orchards |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Alder.
Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Plum, Apple |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg on a twig of the food plant. Pupates on the food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1767
|
Pine
Carpet |
Thera
firmata |
Wingspan
23-29mm |
4 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, abundant in areas of planted pine forests |
| Habitat: |
Coniferous
plantations in sandy soil |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Scots
Pine, Corsican Pine |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg or a small larva. Pupates among pine needles |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1768
|
Grey
Pine Carpet |
Thera
obeliscata |
Wingspan
28-36mm |
118 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, frequent throughout most parts of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Coniferous
plantations, parkland, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Many
coniferous trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva, pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1769
|
Spruce
Carpet |
Thera
britannica |
Wingspan
18-25mm |
19 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Coniferous
plantations, parkland, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Many
coniferous trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
an small larva. Pupates on or below ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1771
|
Juniper
Carpet |
Thera
juniperata |
Wingspan
26-29mm |
0
|
© Peter Clarke |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, thinly distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Chalk
downland, limestone grassland, gardens where food plant grows |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Wild
juniper and cultivated garden juniper |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg on food plant. Pupates spun among the needles of the
food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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