Geometridae: Larentiinae

70.046 (BF1719) Oblique Carpet Orthonama vittata, (Borkhausen, 1794)

KR08245

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General Information

This species has a straw-coloured forewing, with a dark streak running from the wing tip to join the fine, dark outer cross -lines. The outermost area is pale and there is a darker central cross-band which is paler around the small black central dot, its outer edge angled around it. The intensity of the markings varies.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Male readily comes to light, sometimes in numbers. Female not.

Forewing length: 11-14mm.
Foodplant(s): Marsh Bedstraw (Galium palustre), Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile)
Flying: Two generations, late May-June and August-September
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Local

Habitat

Fens, marshes, bogs, water meadows, damp woodland and ditch banks.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species
Oblique Striped Phibalapteryx virgata
Many-lined Costaconvexa polygrammata

Local
Larva/Leafmine:
Larva Type:
Smooth
Colours:
Brown, grey, white, black
No. of Proleg Pairs:
2