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Lithostege griseata (grey carpet)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Grey Carpet (Lithostege griseata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. 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. The wingspan is 28–31 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on the developing seeds of Descurainia sophia and Erysimum cheiranthoides. They are green with a pale line along the side.
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Breckland 18652 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard)[1]
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's Purse)[1]
Descurainia sophia (flixweed)[1]
Erysimum cheiranthoides (Treacle-mustard)[1]
Sisymbrium officinale (Hedge Mustard)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0