Lithostege griseata

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Lithostege griseata, the grey carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] It is found in most of Europe, from Great Britain and the Iberian Peninsula to the Ural Mountains and further east to central Asia and Transcaucasia, Asia Minor and the Near East.

Lithostege griseata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lithostege
Species:
L. griseata
Binomial name
Lithostege griseata
Synonyms
  • Geometra griseata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
Bright brown colour variant

The wingspan is 28–31 mm (1.1–1.2 in). Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on the developing seeds of Descurainia sophia and Erysimum cheiranthoides.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Lithostege griseata griseata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Lithostege griseata cycnaria Guenée, 1858

References

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  1. ^ "Lithostege griseata". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Grey Carpet Lithostege griseata". UKMoths. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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