Epirrita filigrammaria

Epirrita filigrammaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Epirrita
Species:	E. filigrammaria
Binomial name
	Epirrita filigrammaria; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)
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[]

^ Savela, Markku. "Epirrita filigrammaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ Wall, Mike. "1798 Small Autumnal Moth (Epirrita filigrammaria)". Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b Kimber, Ian. "1798 Small Autumnal Moth Epirrita filigrammaria". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ 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.
^ South, Richard (1909). The Moths of the British Isles Second Series. "Hydriomeninae". via – Wikisource.

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[fi-1] Savela, Markku. "Epirrita filigrammaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

[hants-2] Wall, Mike. "1798 Small Autumnal Moth (Epirrita filigrammaria)". Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[uk-3] 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.

[gb-5] South, Richard (1909). The Moths of the British Isles Second Series. "Hydriomeninae". via – Wikisource.

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