Geometridae : Larentiinae
Spanish Carpet
SCOTOPTERYX peribolata (Hübner,[1817])
Spanish Carpet
SCOTOPTERYX peribolata (Hübner,[1817])
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 23 - 28mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - including (Andorra, Balearic Islands, Great Britain - (N Devon,W Sussex,S Devon,Channel Isles) , Spain, Channel Islands, Portugal , France , Switzerland.) : North Africa
UK Distribution: Resident in Channel Isles,immigrant to south coast,Dorset to Cornwall,Kent and Essex
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Hot Scrubby Habitat : Cliffs
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is resident in the Channel Isles and a migrant on the southern coasts of England,mostly from Dorset to Cornwall although also recorded in Kent and Sussex. Resides in southern and eastern Europe as well as north Africa,migrating to France(scarcer in north) and Great Britain.
There is no evidence of breeding in Britain, although colonies could already exist on the mainland under ideal conditions.
A distinctive grey moth with several black cross lines including apial streaks and a broad black median band which bulges outwards along the postmedian line and incorporates two discal spots,one smaller than the other and both adjacent each another.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - including (Andorra, Balearic Islands, Great Britain - (N Devon,W Sussex,S Devon,Channel Isles) , Spain, Channel Islands, Portugal , France , Switzerland.) : North Africa
UK Distribution: Resident in Channel Isles,immigrant to south coast,Dorset to Cornwall,Kent and Essex
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Geometra peribolata (Hübner,[1817])
- Geometra tenebraria Hübner, 1809
- Not Specified
Habitat: Hot Scrubby Habitat : Cliffs
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is resident in the Channel Isles and a migrant on the southern coasts of England,mostly from Dorset to Cornwall although also recorded in Kent and Sussex. Resides in southern and eastern Europe as well as north Africa,migrating to France(scarcer in north) and Great Britain.
There is no evidence of breeding in Britain, although colonies could already exist on the mainland under ideal conditions.
A distinctive grey moth with several black cross lines including apial streaks and a broad black median band which bulges outwards along the postmedian line and incorporates two discal spots,one smaller than the other and both adjacent each another.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Cytisus scoparius - Broom - Scotch Broom
- Cytisus scoparius maritimus - Prostrate Broom
- Ulex europaeus - Gorse - Furze - Whin
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Xanthorhoini SCOTOPTERYX Hübner, [1825] Scotopteryx peribolata (Hübner,[1817]) - Geometra tenebraria Hübner, 1809 - GEOMETRA peribolata (Hübner,[1817]) - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera V : Geometrae 1 : Plates V5 : p.92 - n.471 - Not Specified - S.p.culoti Schawerda, 1932 - Pyranees & Spain - Median area darker S.p.chouika Oberthür, 1909 - Morocco - as above distal area with darker line |