Photo © Keith Tailby
Grey Carpet
Lithostege griseata
Checklist Number70.197 [B&F: 1871]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Genus: | Lithostege |
| Species: | griseata |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
A rare Red Data Book species, in farmland, roadside verges, waste ground and other open areas, in Breckland (East Anglia), where currently known from about five sites, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 29-33 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on seedpods of Flixweed, over-wintering as a pupa.
