Scotopteryx moeniata, the fortified carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 ...
Scotopteryx moeniata, the fortified carpet, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe except the north.
Scotopteryx moeniata
Scotopteryx moeniata, the fortified carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It is found in most of Europe except the north. It is also found in... Wikipedia
Family: Geometridae
It is present in mainland Europe where adult moths are on the wing from June or July to August/September, occupying open pine forests and heathland habitats.
Geometridae: genus; Scotopteryx: species; Scotopteryx moeniata. Name. Synonyms: Eubolia moeniaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) · Geometra moeniaria Denis ...
Habitat · Fallow land · Forest clearings · Heathlands, moorlands · Scrub · Sunny pine forests · Xerophilous hillsides. 28 - 32 mm ...
Scotopteryx moeniata is a species of Lepidoptera in the family geometrid moths. EOL has data for 9 attributes, including: Body symmetry.
This extremely rare migrant species has only occurred three times in the UK - near Carlisle "prior to 1855", near York on 19/8/1866 and on Guernsey in 1973.
A very rare, very local, and declining species in Belgium. Recent observations are only known from a single location in LI and NA.
Fortified Carpet (Scotopteryx moeniata). Species Detail - Fortified Carpet (Scotopteryx moeniata) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
Remarks: Scotopteryx moeniata occurs from the Pyrenees across Central and parts of Southern Europe and Turkey to the Southern Urals and the Caucasus.