Xanthorhoe decoloraria

Xanthorhoe decoloraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Species: X. decoloraria
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe decoloraria
(Esper, 1806)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena decoloraria Esper, 1805
  • Geometra munitata Hübner, 1809
  • Xanthorhoe munitata (Hübner, 1809)
  • Xanthorhoe fulvata (Fabricius, 1787) (preocc. Forster, 1771)
  • Xanthorhoe munitaria (Boisduval, 1840)
  • Xanthorhoe strigata (Packard, 1867)
  • Xanthorhoe immediata (Grote, 1882)
  • Xanthorhoe anticostiata (Strecker, 1899)

The Red Carpet (Xanthorhoe decoloraria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from mid June to August.

The larvae feed on Alchemilla species and possibly other low plants.

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