Species Details

ABH: 70.063

BF: 1740

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Epirrhoe galiata

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Galium Carpet

Account: Local on sea cliffs, sand-dunes and shingle beaches along the coasts of western Wales and southern England from Somerset to Kent, and inland, on calcareous grassland, in England and more rarely in Ireland and Scotland, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan The most likely confusion species is Common Carpet E. alternata, but can also be confused with Large Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata, with which shares concave costa. Larva feeds on Lady's Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw and Heath Bedstraw, over-wintering as a pupa.

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: 28 — 32 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 9 May (1912) — 3 Sep (1953)

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

Foodplant: Galium sp.

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/epirrhoe-galiata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 23

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1912

Latest Year: 2018

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