Epirrita filigrammaria
Species of moth
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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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epirrita |
| Species: | E. filigrammaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Epirrita filigrammaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Larentia filigrammaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1846 | |
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.[4] 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.[5]
The moth flies in August and September.
The larvae feed on heather (Calluna vulgaris) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).[3][6]
