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Dark Marbled Carpet
Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae

ABH 70.098
B&F 1762     *     Dark Marbled Carpet     *     Chloroclysta citrata


Widespread
Wingspan: 25-30mm. Variable

Flight time: July-September
Habitat: Woodland, heaths, moors, gardens, hedges

Larval food plants include Sallows, Birch, Heather and Bilberry

Very similar: Common Marbled Carpet











Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010

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