Common Marbled Carpet - Dysstroma truncata

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Alternative names
Marbled Carpet, Chloroclysta truncata
Description

Wingspan 24-30 mm. A common and remarkably variable species.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

This species has a wide range of habitats.

When to see it

There are two broods, flying in May and June, and again from August to October, sometimes later.

Life History

The larvae feed on a wide range of low-growing plants.

UK Status

Common throughout Britain. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)

Reference
70.097 BF1764
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    19 June 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcotegarden1
    03 September 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    02 June 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    03 June 2010
  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Mowbray Garden
    10 June 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    30 September 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    18 September 2013
  • egaten
    Thurlaston garden
    19 August 2016
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    23 May 2017

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Common Marbled Carpet
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Records on NatureSpot:
911
First record:
01/01/1998 (Adrian Russell)
Last record:
12/05/2025 (Garnett, Richard)

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  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    26 August 2011
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    26 August 2011
  • Alan Semper
    Harby garden
    24 August 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    19 June 2013
    underside
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    15 May 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden1
    05 October 2007
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    03 June 2010
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden1
    25 May 2007
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    12 August 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    15 May 2011