- Dysstroma citrata
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Dysstroma citrata 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Tribe: Cidariini Genus: Dysstroma Species: D. citrata Binomial name Dysstroma citrata
(Linnaeus, 1761)Synonyms - Phalaena citrata Linnaeus, 1761
- Dysstroma citratum
- Chloroclysta citrata (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Dysstroma marmorata (Fabricius, 1794)
- Dysstroma immanata (Haworth, 1809)
- Dysstroma omicronata (Donovan, 1811)
- Dysstroma immanaria (Doubleday, 1849)
- Dysstroma mulleolata (Hulst, 1898)
- Dysstroma longula (Hulst, 1898)
The Dark Marbled Carpet or Northern Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in both the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone. It has also been reported from India.
The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in western Europe and North America.
The larvae feed on various shrubs and herbaceous plants, including Vaccinium species such as Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium uliginosum as well as Aster tripolium, Alnus and Salix.
Subspecies
- Dysstroma citrata citrata
- Dysstroma citrata katshadalarium Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002 (Magadan, Kamchatka, Komandor Island, northern Kurils)
- Dysstroma citrata nyiwonis (Matsumura, 1925)
- Dysstroma citrata glacialis (Hulst, 1898)
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