Epirrita filigrammaria

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

Epirrita filigrammaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Epirrita
Species:
E. filigrammaria
Binomial name
Epirrita filigrammaria
Synonyms

Larentia filigrammaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
Oporabia filigrammaria

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]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Epirrita filigrammaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. Wall, Mike. "1798 Small Autumnal Moth (Epirrita filigrammaria)". Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. Kimber, Ian. "1798 Small Autumnal Moth Epirrita filigrammaria". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. Martin C. Townsend, Jon Clifton and Brian Goodey (2010). British and Irish Moths: An Illustrated Guide to Selected Difficult Species. (covering the use of genitalia characters and other features) Butterfly Conservation.
  5. South, Richard (1909). The Moths of the British Isles Second Series. "Hydriomeninae". via – Wikisource.
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