- Eustroma reticulatum
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Eustroma reticulatum 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Tribe: Cidariini Genus: Eustroma Species: E. reticulatum Binomial name Eustroma reticulatum
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Synonyms - Geometra reticulata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
The Netted Carpet (Eustroma reticulatum) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Europe, western and central Siberia, northern Mongolia, the Amur region, Khabarovsk, Primorsk, Sakhalin, Kurils, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It is one of the rarest moth species in Great Britain.
The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on the foliage of Impatiens noli-tangere.
Subspecies
- Eustroma reticulatum reticulatum (Europe, Siberia)
- Eustroma reticulatum chosensicola (Amur, Sakhalin, Kurils)
- Eustroma reticulatum dictyotum (eastern Asia)
- Eustroma reticulatum obsoletum (Kamchatka)
External links
- UKmoths
- Reintroduction of the netted carpet moth Eustroma reticulatum to Derwentwater, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
- Fact Sheet
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