Species Details

ABH: 70.096

BF: 1761

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Chloroclysta miata

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Autumn Green Carpet

Account: Local on moorland, and in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout much of Britain and Ireland, especially in upland areas 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.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 34 — 40 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Betula sp. (a birch), Quercus sp. (an oak), Salix sp. (a sallow), Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/chloroclysta-miata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 16

Individuals: 4

Earliest Year: 1833

Latest Year: 1983

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