Epirrita filigrammaria

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Epirrita filigrammaria
Small Autumnal Carpet Moths of the British Isles.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Species:
E. filigrammaria
Binomial name
Epirrita filigrammaria
Synonyms

Larentia filigrammaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
Oporabia filigrammaria

Epirrita filigrammaria, the small autumnal moth or small autumnal carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846. It is found in Scotland, northern England, Wales and Ireland.[1][2] Epirrita filigrammaria is endemic to the British Isles

The wingspan is 30–38 mm.[3] The ground colour is greyish brown. There are a few small dark bands across the forewings (sometimes obscure) and a well-defined fringe along the edge of the forewings. It is very similar to its congeners , the autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata), the November moth (Epirrita dilutata ) and the pale November moth (Epirrita christyi) . See Townsend et al.[4]


The moth flies in August and September.

The larvae feed on heather (Calluna vulgaris) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).[3][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Epirrita filigrammaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ Wall, Mike. "1798 Small Autumnal Moth (Epirrita filigrammaria)". Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "1798 Small Autumnal Moth Epirrita filigrammaria". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ Martin C. Townsend, Jon Clifton and Brian Goodey (2010). British and Irish Moths: An Illustrated Guide to Selected Difficult Species. (covering the use of genitalia characters and other features) Butterfly Conservation.
  5. ^ South, Richard (1909). The Moths of the British Isles Second Series. "Hydriomeninae". via – Wikisource.

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