The early tooth-striped (Trichopteryx carpinata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland and Greece, Sicily, Sardinia and Croatia), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone including the Russian Far East, Siberia and the Ili district, Kazakhstan.. Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year. The larva feed on various trees, including Lonicera, Salix and Betula.