Chloroclysta miata

Chloroclysta miata
Chloroclysta miata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Chloroclysta
Species: C. miata
Binomial name
Chloroclysta miata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena miata Linnaeus, 1758

The Autumn Green Carpet (Chloroclysta miata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from most of Europe to Alatau.

The wingspan is 34-40 mm. Adults are in wing from August to November and again (after overwintering as an adult) from April to May.

The larva feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs such as Betula verrucosa, Betula pubescens, Salix species (including Salix caprea and Salix phylicifolia), Populus tremula, Sorbus aucuparia, Amelanchier spicata, Prunus padus, Rhamnus frangula, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum. Larvae can be found from May to August.

Subspecies

  • Chloroclysta miata miata
  • Chloroclysta miata buzurga Wiltshire, 1970

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