Epirrita filigrammaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Lepidoptera
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Family: | Geometridae
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Genus: | Epirrita
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Species: | E. filigrammaria
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Binomial name | |
Epirrita filigrammaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)
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Synonyms | |
Larentia filigrammaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1846 |
Epirrita filigrammaria, the small autumnal moth or small autumnal carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846. It is found in Scotland, northern England, Wales and Ireland.[1][2] Epirrita filigrammaria is endemic to the British Isles
The wingspan is 30–38 mm.[3] The ground colour is greyish brown. There are a few small dark bands across the forewings (sometimes obscure) and a well-defined fringe along the edge of the forewings. It is very similar to its congeners , the autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata), the November moth (Epirrita dilutata ) and the pale November moth (Epirrita christyi) . See Townsend et al.[4]
The moth flies in August and September.
The larvae feed on heather (Calluna vulgaris) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).[3][5]