Eustroma reticulatum
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| Species: | E. reticulatum
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| Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Eustroma reticulatum, the netted carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, western and central Siberia, northern Mongolia, the Amur region, Khabarovsk, Primorsk, Sakhalin, Kurils, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It is one of the rarest moth species in Great Britain.
The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on the unripe pods of Impatiens noli-tangere.
Subspecies
- Eustroma reticulatum reticulatum (Europe, Siberia)
- Eustroma reticulatum chosensicola (Amur, Sakhalin, Kurils)
- Eustroma reticulatum dictyotum (eastern Asia)
- Eustroma reticulatum obsoletum (Kamchatka)
External links
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- Netted Carpet at UKMoths
- Butterfly Conservation
- Reintroduction of the netted carpet moth Eustroma reticulatum to Derwentwater, The Lake District, Cumbria, England