70.061 BF1738 – Common Carpet – Geometridae – Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet – Geometridae – Larrentiinae – Epirrhoe alternata alternata – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species, common and widely distributed throughout Derbyshire. Occurs in all areas of the county with large populations in the southern areas.
ID POINTERS – A silver-grey to greyish-white species with a darker black or brown central cross-band. The cross band has one rather blunt point.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing between July – September
IMAGES – Melbourne, South Derbyshire & Curbar, North Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison (Melbourne) and Jane & Phil Lester©
Common Carpet – above three Melbourne
Common Carpet – above two Curbar.
