Geometridae : Larentiinae
Broken-barred Carpet
ELECTROPHAES corylata (Thunberg, 1792)
Broken-barred Carpet
ELECTROPHAES corylata (Thunberg, 1792)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 22-30mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cypruss,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) - eastwards to Japan,up to Korea and Sakhalin
UK Distribution: England,Wales,lowland Scotland,Ireland - well distributed and locally frequent : Channel Isles - local and occasional : Isle of Man - one single record
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Hedgerows : Parks : Gardens
Similar Species -
Pupa: Overwinters as pupa possibly among plant litter
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The central brown median band or "bar" is irregular in width and is pinched approximately half way across the forewing and diagnostic for this moth giving it the common or vernacular name.The anterior line of this bar is gently curved whereas the posterior side of the bar is irregular and dentate with both sides being highlighted in white.
The basal area is dark brown again edged in white and the subterminal line is white and wavy, also dentate.
The form albocrenata Curtis, 1828 has an intricately patterned frosted white toned appearance and is found in Scotland
Flies at dusk and is attracted to light sometimes appearing in high numbers.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cypruss,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) - eastwards to Japan,up to Korea and Sakhalin
UK Distribution: England,Wales,lowland Scotland,Ireland - well distributed and locally frequent : Channel Isles - local and occasional : Isle of Man - one single record
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena corylata (Thunberg, 1792)
- Phalaena corylata (Thunberg, 1792)
- Finland & Southwest Sweden ("Finlandia & Vestrogothia")
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Hedgerows : Parks : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Overwinters as pupa possibly among plant litter
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The central brown median band or "bar" is irregular in width and is pinched approximately half way across the forewing and diagnostic for this moth giving it the common or vernacular name.The anterior line of this bar is gently curved whereas the posterior side of the bar is irregular and dentate with both sides being highlighted in white.
The basal area is dark brown again edged in white and the subterminal line is white and wavy, also dentate.
The form albocrenata Curtis, 1828 has an intricately patterned frosted white toned appearance and is found in Scotland
Flies at dusk and is attracted to light sometimes appearing in high numbers.
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.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Alnus glutinosa - Alder
- Betula pendula - Silver Birch
- Betula pubescens - Downy Birch
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Fagus crenata - Japanese Beech
- Quercus cerris - Turkey Oak
- Quercus pubescens - Downy Oak
- Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak - Common Oak
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Crataegus laevigata - Midland Hawthorn
- Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
- Prunus avium - Wild Cherry
- Prunus padus - Bird Cherry - Hackberry
- Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn - Sloe (Britain)
- Sorbus aucuparia - Mountain Ash - Rowan
- Tiliaceae - Lime Family
- Tilia cordata - Small-leaved Lime
- Tilia X europaea - Common Lime
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Cidariini ELECTROPHAES Prout 1923 Electrophaes corylata (Thunberg, 1792) - Phalaena corylata Thunberg, 1792 - PHALAENA corylata (Thunberg, 1792) - Dissertatio entomologica sistens insecta Svecica-Carol. P. Thunberg 1784 Title Page p.61 - Finland & Southwest Sweden ("Finlandia & Vestrogothia") - A.c.f.ruptata Hübner, 1799 - median line normally broken is complete A.c.f.unicolorata Heydemann, 1938 - blackish brown forewing A.c.f.albocrenata Curtis, 1826 - forewing suffused in whitish tone - Scotland |