Photo © Keith Tailby

Autumn Green Carpet

Chloroclysta miata

Checklist Number
70.096 [B&F: 1761]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Geometridae
Subfamily:Larentiinae
Genus:Chloroclysta
Species:miata
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Local on moorland, and in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout much of Britain and Ireland, especially in upland areas. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight has decreased in the county to the verge of extinction. Wingspan 34-40 mm. The most likely confusion species is Red-green Carpet C. siterata, which see for differences. Larva feeds on various broad-leaved trees, including Sallow, Birch, Alder, Lime, Wild Rose and Rowan.

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
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Bembridge (SZ68)1856-IWGAdult
Parkhurst Forest (SZ49)1925oneS WakelyAdult
Parkhurst Forest (SZ49)1928-Anon-
Parkhurst Forest (SZ49)23/12/1928oneJonesAdult
St Lawrence (SZ57)01/09/1960threeE H WildAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Lyndhurst (SU21)1881-CarringtonAdult
NF (SU30)1891-OgdenLarval
Leckford (SU33)1947-D H Sterling-
Burley, NF (SU20)1969-C W Mackworth-PraedAdult
Sandy Down (SZ39)1970-R W WatsonAdult
Stubby Copse Inclosure (SU30)23/04/1987-DCG Brown-
Brockenhurst (SU30)1994-K Donnelly-

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Hook (SU75)26/08/1976onePaul BoswellAdult
Northwood (SU43)1993oneReg A BellAdult