Flame Carpet Moth

Flight period j f m a m j j a s o n d history somerville of glasgow 1858 under.

Flame carpet moth.

First recorded in 1873. 70 053 1722 flame carpet xanthorhoe designata hufnagel 1767 status resident. The only likely confusion is with the red carpet which has a sinuous outer edge to the central cross band. A moth of the family geometridae.

Flame carpet moth xanthorhoe designata. A well marked moth in the family geometridae at rest. Also had a nice flame carpet of which i only usually see a handful of each year below right other moths included common rustics uncertains common footman and numerous waves riband and small fan footed amongst many others. Recorded in 55 80 of 69 10k squares.

Xanthorhoe designata hufnagel 1767 xanthorhoe designata the flame carpet is a moth of the genus xanthorhoe in the family geometridae. In flame carpet the outer edge of the central cross band is dentate with two distinct projections. Posts about flame carpet written by hullvalley may started as april finished with just a light brown apple moth and yellow barred brindle on the 3rd. Flame carpet xanthorhoe designata moth common carpet or white banded toothed carpet epirrhoe alternata.

Status and photographs of the moth. Characteristic red brown and black central cross bar with a double projection on its outer edge. On a sheet on the line. There are two generations of this moth during the year.

The species was first described by johann siegfried hufnagel in 1767. Last recorded in 2020.