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Eustroma reticulatum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Geometridae

Genus
  
Eustroma

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Tribe
  
Cidariini

Scientific name
  
Eustroma reticulatum

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Ecliptopera capitata, Ecliptopera silaceata, Catarhoe cuculata, Xanthorhoe biriviata

Eustroma reticulatum, the netted carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe, western and central Siberia, northern Mongolia, the Amur region, Khabarovsk, Primorsk, Sakhalin, Kurils, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It is one of the rarest moth species in Great Britain.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Impatiens noli-tangere.

Subspecies

  • Eustroma reticulatum reticulatum (Europe, Siberia)
  • Eustroma reticulatum chosensicola (Amur, Sakhalin, Kurils)
  • Eustroma reticulatum dictyotum (eastern Asia)
  • Eustroma reticulatum obsoletum (Kamchatka)
  • References

    Eustroma reticulatum Wikipedia