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Catarhoe rubidata, the ruddy carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in western Europe and the Iberian Peninsula and western Central Asia.

Ruddy carpet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Catarhoe
Species:	C. rubidata
Binomial name
Catarhoe rubidata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Geometra rubidata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Cidaria fumata Eversmann, 1844

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. The forewings have a red-brown ground colour with a black and grey medial band. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from May to August in two generations.

The larvae feed on Galium species. Larvae can be found in July and August. It overwinters as a pupa. The pupa is found under ground in a fortified cocoon.

Subspecies

• Catarhoe rubidata rubidata
• Catarhoe rubidata fumata (Eversmann 1844)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catarhoe rubidata.

• Ruddy carpet at UKMoths
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Lepiforum e.V.

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