| Cloaked carpet | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Euphyia |
| Species: | E. biangulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphyia biangulata (Haworth, 1809) | |
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Euphyia biangulata, the cloaked carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe (including West Russia) and the Middle East.
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The forewings show a contrast between the dark brown midfield cross-band and the paler brown basal field with the distal cream band. There are two projections of the dark brown midfield cross-band into the cream band. The dark brown midfield cross-band has a black oblong discal spot. The basal field has greenish scaling. Hindwings are plain whitish, pale fuscous or very light grey, striated grey; with a clear dark discal mark. The stout caterpillar is yellowish brown, or sometimes reddish brown; there is a series of blackish or dark-brown spots along the back, and a stripe of dusky freckles along each side; lower down are two slender wavy lines enclosing a dusky stripe. The head is yellowish-brown mottled with darker brown. [1] [2]
Adults are on wing from the end of June to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Stellaria species, including Stellaria media . Larvae can be found from July to September. The species overwinters as a pupa.
