Dark Marbled Carpet

    Dysstroma citrata

    GeometridaeABH 70.098 B&F 1762

    Much scarcer than Common Marbled Carpet, from which it can be difficult to separate.  The moth is bivoltine, with the second generation much larger than the first.  It is an upland species now, largely on Exmoor, Quantock and parts of the Blackdowns, more thinly distributed on the Mendips.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Dark Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Dark Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Dark Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies