Alcis jubata

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Alcis jubata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Alcis
Species:
A. jubata
Binomial name
Alcis jubata
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena jubataThunberg, 1788
  • Alcis jubatus

Alcis jubata, the dotted carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788. It is found in central Europe, Scandinavia and northern Italy.Thence across the Palearctic to Altai, Sajan, Transbaikalia, Mongolia, Amur and Primorye. Subspecies A. j. melanonota Prout, 1930 is found in Sakhalin, the Kuriles, and Japan.

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The wingspan is 28–33 mm. The forewings of males and females are whitish to whitish grey or green-grey ground colour. The interior and exterior crosslines are wavy, often intermittent broader. The central line is indicated only by blackish dots and partly by a very weak line. Very clearly, the black discal spot and a black stain of the costa is at the front end of the outer crossline. Further, most not so sharply defined stains are formed in the apical area of the postdiscal area. Occasionally, the subterminal line at least in the front half of the wing is indicated. A marginal line is usually visible both on the forewings and hindwings. There is a clear line on the hindwings, and a discal fleck. The forewings and hindwings are dusted dark. Therefore, some specimens seem very dark. [1] [2] [3]

Larvae in various stages Figures 2, 2a, 2b Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateCXI.jpg
Larvae in various stages Figures 2, 2a, 2b

Adults are on wing from the end of July to August in one generation.

The larvae feed on lichens, including Usnea barbata . It overwinters as a larva. [4]

Subspecies

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References

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  2. Patrice Leraut: Geometrid moths. In: Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Band 2. NAP Editions, 2009, ISBN 978-2-913688-09-4 in English
  3. ,Bernd Müller,Sven Erlacher,,Axel Hausmann, Hossein Rajaei, Pasi Sihvonen and Peder Skou, 2019In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.):, 2019 The Geometrid Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume 6 Ennominae II(Boarmiini, Gnophini, additions to previous volumes), Stenstrup 2015, 978-90-04-38748-5
  4. HOSTS database, National History Museum, London. Retrieved 2024