Devon Carpet

Lampropteryx otregiata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Lampropteryx otregiata, the Devon carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in western Europe (from Scandinavia south to the Alps) to Japan and the Kuril Islands. The species was described in 1917 by the English entomologist, the reverend Metcalfe, from a type species found at Ottery St Mary, Devon.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Devon Carpet

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