Xanthorhoe decoloraria, the red carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1806 and it is found in northern Europe, to the east across the Palearctic to Siberia and the north of North America; further south (as from Switzerland to Austro-Hungary) it seems to occur chiefly, if not exclusively, in the mountains.
The wingspan is 19 – 26 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, with brown striae. The basal patch is fuscous-reddish, its edge curved. The median band is dull reddish, dark-striated, the edges suffused with dark ochreous-brown, the anterior curved, the posterior rounded and prominent in the middle. There is a dark ochreous-brown apical streak and the termen is suffused with grey. Hindwings are pale greyish-ochreous, with grey striae, and the termen is grey. The larva is variable, dull green or brown, black-dotted with pinkish incisions and two conspicuous blotches on segments 6 and 7, the latter large.[1] Prout gives an account of the many variations.[2]
Fig 7 larvae after final moult
Biologyedit
Adults are on wing from mid-June to August.
The larvae feed on Alchemilla species and possibly other low plants.
^Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^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.
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xanthorhoe, decoloraria, carpet, moth, family, geometridae, species, first, described, eugenius, johann, christoph, esper, 1806, found, northern, europe, east, across, palearctic, siberia, north, north, america, further, south, from, switzerland, austro, hunga. Xanthorhoe decoloraria the red carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1806 and it is found in northern Europe to the east across the Palearctic to Siberia and the north of North America further south as from Switzerland to Austro Hungary it seems to occur chiefly if not exclusively in the mountains Red carpetScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily GeometridaeGenus XanthorhoeSpecies X decolorariaBinomial nameXanthorhoe decoloraria Esper 1806 SynonymsPhalaena decoloraria Esper 1805 Geometra munitata Hubner 1809 Xanthorhoe munitata Hubner 1809 Xanthorhoe fulvata Fabricius 1787 preocc Forster 1771 Xanthorhoe munitaria Boisduval 1840 Xanthorhoe strigata Packard 1867 Xanthorhoe immediata Grote 1882 Xanthorhoe anticostiata Strecker 1899 Contents 1 Description 2 Biology 3 Subspecies 4 Similar species 5 References 6 External linksDescription edit nbsp The wingspan is 19 26 mm The forewings are pale greyish ochreous with brown striae The basal patch is fuscous reddish its edge curved The median band is dull reddish dark striated the edges suffused with dark ochreous brown the anterior curved the posterior rounded and prominent in the middle There is a dark ochreous brown apical streak and the termen is suffused with grey Hindwings are pale greyish ochreous with grey striae and the termen is grey The larva is variable dull green or brown black dotted with pinkish incisions and two conspicuous blotches on segments 6 and 7 the latter large 1 Prout gives an account of the many variations 2 nbsp Fig 7 larvae after final moultBiology editAdults are on wing from mid June to August The larvae feed on Alchemilla species and possibly other low plants Subspecies editXanthorhoe decoloraria decoloraria Xanthorhoe decoloraria hethlandica Shetland Isles Similar species editSome forms closely resemble the also variable congener Xanthorhoe designataReferences edit Meyrick E 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan London pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Keys and description 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xanthorhoe decoloraria Red carpet at UKMoths Lepiforum e V This Xanthorhoini moth related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xanthorhoe decoloraria amp oldid 1084712694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
