The wingspan is 32–41 millimetres (1.3–1.6 in). The forewing ground colour is ash grey to blue grey. There are several dark wavy bands. The basal area and the field between the two fasciae is also darker than the ground colour. There is a black discal spot. The fringes are grey chequered dark grey. The hindwing is pale grey with pale transverse lines and a grey-black discal spot.[2] See also Prout.[3] The larva is pinkish brown on the back with yellowish-white, triangular spots, on the greenish sides.
^Savela, Markku. "Entephria caesiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^Peder Skou, 1997 The Geometroid Moths of North Europe: Lepidoptera - Drepanidae and Geometridae (Entomonograph) Brill Archive ISBN978-90-04-07859-8
^Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni and Luis M. Hernández Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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entephria, caesiata, grey, mountain, carpet, moth, family, geometridae, species, first, described, michael, denis, ignaz, schiffermüller, 1775, found, mountainous, areas, europe, including, great, britain, fennoscandia, alps, caucasus, asia, minor, armenia, ru. Entephria caesiata the grey mountain carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermuller in 1775 It is found in the mountainous areas of Europe including Great Britain Fennoscandia and the Alps the Caucasus Asia Minor Armenia Russia Russian Far East Siberia northern Mongolia Sakhalin and Honshu in Japan 1 Entephria caesiataScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily GeometridaeGenus EntephriaSpecies E caesiataBinomial nameEntephria caesiata Denis amp Schiffermuller 1775 The wingspan is 32 41 millimetres 1 3 1 6 in The forewing ground colour is ash grey to blue grey There are several dark wavy bands The basal area and the field between the two fasciae is also darker than the ground colour There is a black discal spot The fringes are grey chequered dark grey The hindwing is pale grey with pale transverse lines and a grey black discal spot 2 See also Prout 3 The larva is pinkish brown on the back with yellowish white triangular spots on the greenish sides Adults are on wing from July to September Figs 3 3a 3b larvae after final moultThe larvae feed on various low heathland plants including Calluna and Vaccinium myrtillus Other recorded food plants include Betula species including Betula nana Vaccinium uliginosum Ledum palustre and Empetrum nigrum 4 References edit Savela Markku Entephria caesiata Denis amp Schiffermuller 1775 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved May 7 2019 Peder Skou 1997 The Geometroid Moths of North Europe Lepidoptera Drepanidae and Geometridae Entomonograph Brill Archive ISBN 978 90 04 07859 8 Prout L B 1912 16 Geometridae In A Seitz ed The Macrolepidoptera of the World The Palaearctic Geometridae 4 479 pp Alfred Kernen Stuttgart pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Gaden S Robinson Phillip R Ackery Ian J Kitching George W Beccaloni and Luis M Hernandez Database of the World s Lepidopteran HostplantsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Entephria caesiata Lepiforum e V Grey Mountain Carpet at UKMoths This Larentiini moth related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Entephria caesiata amp oldid 1044196024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
