Species Details

ABH: 70.095

BF: 1760

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Chloroclysta siterata

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1767)

Vernacular: Red-Green Carpet

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows, moorland and gardens throughout much of Britain and Ireland The most likely confusion species is Autumn Green Carpet C. miata, but that species is larger and paler, and the forewing usually lacks reddish-brown streaks. Larva feeds on Oak, Blackthorn, Apple, Wild Cherry, Japanese Cherry, Dog-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: 30 — 36 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Quercus sp. (an oak), 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-siterata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1031

Individuals: 1342

Earliest Year: 1831

Latest Year: 2025

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