Chloroclysta siterata
| Red-green carpet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chloroclysta |
| Species: | C. siterata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chloroclysta siterata (Hufnagel, 1767)
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Chloroclysta siterata, the red-green carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767.
Distribution[]
Palearctic most of Europe to Asia Minor and the Caucasus.
Description[]
The wingspan is 28–36 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish green, with a reddish tinge. The central band is dark and may be replaced by dark wavy crosslines. The forewings have a pointed shape. This is a very variable species.The larva is very long and slender, the thorax slightly less thin, the anal points well developed. It is green, the thorax with a red dorsal line, abdomen with a red dorsal spot on each segment,the legs and anal points tipped with red. The pupa is slender, yellow-brown with a delicate purple bloom, dotted with black; cremaster darker.[1]
Similar species: Adults are similar in appearance to the autumn green carpet (Chloroclysta miata) but C. miata has a pale central band, grey hindwings and no red tinge.
Biology[]
The larva feeds on Populus tremula, Salix caprea, Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Quercus rubra, Chaenomeles japonica, Sorbus aucuparia, Rosa canina, , Prunus serrulata, Acer pseudoplatanus, Frangula alnus and Tilia (linden).
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- Kimber, Ian. "70.095 BF1760 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata (Hufnagel, 1767)". UKMoths. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Lepiforum e.V.
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
- Cidariini
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1767
- Taxa named by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel
- Cidariini stubs