Irish moths

Common Carpet

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae

1738     *     Common Carpet     *     Epirrhoe alternata


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 20-25mm

Flight time: Two generations, April-September
Occurs in most habitats, including hedgerows, grasslands

Larval food plants: Cleavers, Bedstraws (Galium ssp.)

Similar: Sharp-angled Carpet








Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010

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