Catarhoe rubidata
Appearance
Ruddy carpet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Catarhoe |
Species: | C. rubidata
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Binomial name | |
Catarhoe rubidata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Synonyms | |
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Catarhoe rubidata, the ruddy 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 western Europe and the Iberian Peninsula and western Central Asia.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm.
The larvae feed on Galium species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Catarhoe rubidata rubidata
- Catarhoe rubidata fumata (Eversmann 1844)
External links
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