Dysstroma latefasciata

Dysstroma latefasciata
Dysstroma latefasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Dysstroma
Species: D. latefasciata
Binomial name
Dysstroma latefasciata
(Blocker, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Chloroclysta latefasciata Blocker, 1908
  • Cidaria latefasciata
  • Larentia latefasciata

The Siberian Carpet (Dysstroma latefasciata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia and Mongolia.

The wingspan is 26–35 mm. Adults are on wing from from the end of June to September.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Rubus chamaemorus, Rhododendron tomentosum and Fragaria vesca. Larvae can be found from August to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Taxonomy

Sources disagree on the authority for this species. While some sources claim the species was described by Staudinger in 1889[1], others state it was described by Staudinger in 1882[2], Dahl in 1900[3] or Blocker in 1908[4].

References

  1. ^ Colour Atlas of the Siberian Lepidoptera
  2. ^ Wikispecies
  3. ^ EOL
  4. ^ Fauna Europaea

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