Geometridae : Larentiinae
Common Marbled Carpet
DYSSTROMA truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)
Common Marbled Carpet
DYSSTROMA truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 24-30mm
Worldwide Distribution: Palearctic Region and Near East
UK Distribution: Resident : Common and well distributed throughout Britain,Ireland,Channel Isles and Isle of Man
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Wide variety of habitat types including-Gardens : Parks : Downland : Woodland : Scrub : Hedgerows : Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates within food plant
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The Common Marbled Carpet is a very variable species with many forms similar to the Dark Marbled Carpet CHLOROClYSTA citrata. There is a large forewing patch between the antemedial and subterminal cross-lines which varies considerably between the different forms of this moth with the dark grey/blackish forms predominating in the south but there are also forms showing where this patch is orange (see below) or brown.
The hind wings are a pale straw colour with a faint cross-line or fascia.
Careful study of the Dark Marbled Carpet C.citrata is necessary in order to differentiate it from the Common Marbled Carpet
This moth is attracted to light and to sugar with later sightings being attracted to the autumn harvest of ripe blackberries and ivy blossom.
Worldwide Distribution: Palearctic Region and Near East
UK Distribution: Resident : Common and well distributed throughout Britain,Ireland,Channel Isles and Isle of Man
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena truncata Hufnagel 1767
- Geometra russata ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Wide variety of habitat types including-Gardens : Parks : Downland : Woodland : Scrub : Hedgerows : Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
- Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrata Linnaeus, 1761
Pupa: Pupates within food plant
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The Common Marbled Carpet is a very variable species with many forms similar to the Dark Marbled Carpet CHLOROClYSTA citrata. There is a large forewing patch between the antemedial and subterminal cross-lines which varies considerably between the different forms of this moth with the dark grey/blackish forms predominating in the south but there are also forms showing where this patch is orange (see below) or brown.
The hind wings are a pale straw colour with a faint cross-line or fascia.
Careful study of the Dark Marbled Carpet C.citrata is necessary in order to differentiate it from the Common Marbled Carpet
This moth is attracted to light and to sugar with later sightings being attracted to the autumn harvest of ripe blackberries and ivy blossom.
Subspecies
D.t.truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) - Great Britain
D.t.truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) - Great Britain
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.
- Aceraceae - Maple Family
- Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Alnus incana - Grey Alder
- Boraginaceae - Borage - Forget-me-not Family
- Pulmonaria obscura - Suffolk Lungwort
- Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family
- Lonicera involucrata syn xylosteum - Twinberry-Dwarf Honeysuckle
- Symphoricarpos albus laevigatus - Snowberry
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Vaccinium myrtilus - Bilberry
- Vaccinium uliginosum - Bog Bilberry - Northern Bilberry
- Oxalidaceae - Wood Sorrel Family
- Oxalis acetosella - Wood Sorrel
- Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family
- Ranunculus repens - Creeping Buttercup
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Fragaria x ananassa - Strawberry
- Fragaria vesca - Wild Strawberry
- Geum urbanum - Wood Avens
- Prunus padus - Bird Cherry - Hackberry
- Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn - Sloe (Britain)
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
- Sorbus aucuparia - Mountain Ash - Rowan
- Urticaeae - Nettle Family
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Cupressaceae - Juniperus - Juniper
- Grossulariaceae - Ribes - Edible Currant
- Plantaginaceae - Plantago - Plantain
- Salicaceae - Salix - Willow
- Tamaricaceae - Tamarix - Tamarisk
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
Larval Food Plant Slideshow
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - DYSSTROMA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Nominotypical Subspecies: Literary Ref: Type Locality Forms/Aberrations: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Cidariini DYSSTROMA Hübner, [1825] Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) - Geometra russata ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775) - PHALAENA truncata (Hufnagel 1767) = Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 = Geometra russata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Larentia truncata = Cidaria truncata - Phalaena truncata truncata (Hufnagel 1767) - Berlin. Magazin. 4 (6) : Title Page : p.602 - n.56 - Not Specified - D.t.f.centumnotata Schulze, 1775-Median area white D.t.f.rufescens Ström, 1783-Median area russet -yellow hues - D.t.truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) - Great Britain D.t.transbaicalensis Heydemann, 1929 D.t.traversata Kellicott, 1886 |