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Twin-spot Carpet
Mesotype didymata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1809 / 70.131
Photo © Jim Swalwell,  11/07/2020 - Hickling Broad NNR

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Garden Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Forewing: 11-15mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   many plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Moorland, woodland and hedgerows.
Male active by day and at dusk.

Recorded in 56 (76%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
12/08/2023227TG42Hickling / Stubb Mill
01/08/2023127TG42Horsey
22/07/2023127TG42Eccles
07/07/2023427TG42Hickling / Stubb Mill
31/08/2022227TG33Ridlington
04/08/2022128TF63Heacham
31/07/2022127TG33Ridlington
30/07/2022427TG42Hickling / Stubb Mill
21/07/2022+27TG42Waxham
19/07/2022127TG42Horsey
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