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.

Red Twin-spot Carpet - Xanthorhoe spadicearia.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Red Twin-spot Carpet - Xanthorhoe spadicearia. A macro moth species from the family of Geometridae subfamily Larentiinae. It is rather like the Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet and some specimens are very difficult to tell apart. The moth has a wingspan of 24-27 mm. The moth as one generation from April to June and again from July to August. The moth's habitat favours Gardens, woodland, hedgerows, downs, fens, moors, and sand dunes. The larva food plants are low-growing plants such as Knotgrass and Bedstraw. The moth is classified nationally as a common species in the UK.

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