Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata (=Chloroclysta), (Hufnagel, 1767))

General Information
This is a highly variable species.

Pupates in the leaves of the food plant.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 14-19mm.
Foodplant(s): sallows (Salix spp.), birches (Betula spp.), Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Heather (Calluna vulgaris), privets (Ligustrum spp.), hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), broadleaved shrubs
Flying: Two generations, May-June and late August-early October
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Everywhere.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata (=Chloroclysta)

70.097 (BF1764) Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata (=Chloroclysta), (Hufnagel, 1767)

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