Red Green Carpet Moth

The species was first described by johann siegfried hufnagel in 1767.

Red green carpet moth.

An autumn species occurring in september and october. Red green carpet butterflies and moths of northern ireland chloroclysta siterata hufnagel 1767 description. An autumn species occurring in september and october hibernating as an adult and flying again in early spring. Adult moths are on the wing from mid june to august and are attracted to light.

From wikipedia the free encyclopedia chloroclysta siterata the red green carpet is a moth in the family geometridae. Extracted 3 light brown apple moth and a juniper carpet and noticed a small moth showing a yellow underwing. Status and photographs of the moth. Red green carpet chloroclysta siterata hufnagel 1767 wingspan 30 36 mm.

Also light brown apple moth 2 red green carpet acleris sparsana and 2 juniper carpet. The delicate red green carpet on the moth trap at holme nwt. A locally common species in northern britain occurring from shropshire and staffordshire northwards into scotland where a local subspecies hethlandica occurs on the shetland isles. The adult moth hibernates flying again in early spring.

Red green carpet chloroclysta siterata norfolk moths the macro and micro moths of norfolk. Red green carpet chloroclysta siterata suffolk moths the macro and micro moths of suffolk. The 21th produced the highlight of the month. Appears in the autumn and then hibernates until spring.