Silver-ground Carpet

Xanthorhoe montanata montanata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

The silver-ground carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is common throughout the Palearctic region (from Ireland to the Russian Far East but not Japan) including the Near East and North Africa.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 68

Sources and credits

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Silver-ground Carpet

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