Photo © Keith Tailby

Striped Twin-spot Carpet

Coenotephria salicata

Checklist Number
70.102 [B&F: 1753]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Geometridae
Subfamily:Larentiinae
Genus:Coenotephria
Species:salicata
Authority:(Hübner, [1799])

Common on moorland, especially where there are rocky areas, open woodland, sand-dunes and upland grassland, in Scotland and western England, but rare in the south-west. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 29-31 mm. The main confusion species is f. thules of Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata, which has dorsal half of central band absent. Larva feeds on Bedstraw, over-wintering in a cocoon.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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