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Green Carpet at Bittesby Railway Embankment, Leicestershire. © 2012 - 2024 Steven Cheshire.
Green Carpet at Bittesby Railway Embankment, Leicestershire. © 2012 - 2024 Steven Cheshire.
Green Carpet at Bittesby Railway Embankment, Leicestershire. © 2012 - 2024 Steven Cheshire.
Common Carpet Warwickshire's Day-flying Moths Argent and Sable

Green Carpet

Colostygia pectinataria (70.095)

The Green Carpet is widespread and fairly common in Warwickshire. It occurs in a variety of habitats but is most common in deciduous woodland. There are two generations with adult moths on the wing from early May to late July and mid-August to September.

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