Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Dysstroma latefasciata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Cidariini Rank Species | |
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Similar Entephria punctipes, Entephria polata, Dysstroma infuscata, Xanthorhoe annotinata, Epirrhoe pupillata | ||
Dysstroma latefasciata, the Siberian carpet, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia and Mongolia.
The wingspan is 26–35 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to September.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Rubus chamaemorus, Rhododendron tomentosum and Fragaria vesca. Larvae can be found from August to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
Taxonomy
Sources disagree on the authority for this species. While some sources claim the species was described by Staudinger in 1889, others state it was described by Staudinger in 1882, Dahl in 1900 or Blocker in 1908.
References
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