Species Details

ABH: 70.052

BF: 1725

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Xanthorhoe ferrugata

Authority: (Clerck, 1759)

Vernacular: Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet

Account: Common in gardens, woodland, hedgerows, downs, fens, moors and sand-dunes throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Very similar in form to Red Twin-spot Carpet X. spadicearia, which see; the red form, which has yet to be reliably identified from Hampshire, should be treated as indistinguishable without dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds on Bedstraw, Ground-ivy and Dock, 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: 24 — 27 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Apr (2003) — 31 Aug (1984)

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

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

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

Status: Near Threatened (NT)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/xanthorhoe-ferrugata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 204

Individuals: 389

Earliest Year: 1919

Latest Year: 2009

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