Red Green Carpet Moth

Red green carpet chloroclysta siterata norfolk moths the macro and micro moths of norfolk.

Red green carpet moth.

An autumn species occurring in september and october hibernating as an adult and flying again in early spring. Red green carpet chloroclysta siterata hufnagel 1767 wingspan 30 36 mm. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia chloroclysta siterata the red green carpet is a moth in the family geometridae. The delicate red green carpet on the moth trap at holme nwt.

Thought it was a lesser yellow underwing or similar. The species was first described by johann siegfried hufnagel in 1767. Red green carpet butterflies and moths of northern ireland chloroclysta siterata hufnagel 1767 description. This is a variable species.

Extracted 3 light brown apple moth and a juniper carpet and noticed a small moth showing a yellow underwing. Adult moths are on the wing from mid june to august and are attracted to light. Status and photographs of the moth. The adult moth hibernates flying again in early spring.

Red green carpet chloroclysta siterata suffolk moths the macro and micro moths of suffolk. The 21th produced the highlight of the month. Also light brown apple moth 2 red green carpet acleris sparsana and 2 juniper carpet. A locally common species in northern britain occurring from shropshire and staffordshire northwards into scotland where a local subspecies hethlandica occurs on the shetland isles.