Garden Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
The adult Garden Carpet is a small geometrid moth found in gardens, hedgerows, woodland edges, and other disturbed habitats across much of Europe and nearby regions. It flies mainly at dusk and night, visiting flowers and resting by day on walls, fences, trunks, or foliage. Its patterned grey, brown, and cream wings break up its outline against bark and stone, making it easy to overlook. This species can produce more than one generation in a year in favourable conditions, so adults may be seen across a long season.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Garden Carpet