| Epirrhoe galiata | |
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| Epirrhoe galiata. Dorsal view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epirrhoe |
| Species: | E. galiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Epirrhoe galiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Epirrhoe galiata, the galium carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae.
The wingspan of Epirrhoe galiata can reach about 28–32 mm. The forewing ground colour is pale grey, with a broad, darker bluish-grey central band. The forewings have also small dark grey or bluish-grey stains near the apex. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey and marked with fine crosslines. [1] [2] [3] The larva is naked except for a few short bristles, brown with dark and light longitudinal stripes.
There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to September. [2]
The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium verum and Galium boreale . Larvae can be found from June/July to September/October. Larva overwinters as a pupa. [2]
This species can be found from North Africa and western Europe to the Russian Far East. [4]
These moths prefer lime and chalk downland, sunny woodland fringes, dry meadows, grassy heathlands, glades, forest clearings, moorlands, sea-cliffs and xerophilous hillsides.
