Catarhoe rubidata, the ruddy carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in western Europe and the Iberian Peninsula and western Central Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Catarhoe |
| Species: | C. rubidata
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| Catarhoe rubidata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 26–31 mm.
Subspecies edit
- Catarhoe rubidata rubidata
- Catarhoe rubidata fumata (Eversmann 1844)
External links edit
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