Barred Carpet

Martania taeniata

Checklist Number
70.139 [B&F: 1801]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Geometridae
Subfamily:Larentiinae
Genus:Martania
Species:taeniata
Authority:(Stephens, 1831)

Nationally scarce (Na) in damp woodland and other sheltered, damp areas, in northern England and Scotland, rare elsewhere. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 26-30 mm. Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata is sometimes misidentified as Barred Carpet, but the latter species has a black basal area on the forewing. Larva feeds on Dandelion, Common Chickweed and Knotgrass.