Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.

I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.

The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.

Least Carpet - Idaea rusticata.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Least Carpet - Idaea rusticata. A macro moth species from the family of Geometridae sub family Sterrhinae. This is a small but delicately marked moth. The moth has a wingspan of 19 to 21 mm. The moth as one generation, from July and August, occasionally a partial second generation. it flies at night and can be attracted to light. The moth’s habitat favours various habitats gardens, heathland, fens, scrub, grassland. especially in areas where the larval food plants are found. The larva foodplants are Ivy and Traveller's Joy among other plants. The moth was formerly restricted to the south-eastern counties of England, although it seems to be increasing its range The moth is classified nationally as a local species of the UK.

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