Gagitodes sagittata, the marsh carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in eastern Asia, including Japan, Korea and China and in central and northern Europe. It is sometimes included in the genus Perizoma

Marsh carpet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Gagitodes (disputed)
Species:	G. sagittata
Binomial name
Gagitodes sagittata (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Perizoma sagittata (Fabricius, 1787) Perizoma sagittatum (Fabricius, 1787)

The wingspan is 26–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Thalictrum species.[1]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gagitodes sagittata.

• Marsh Carpet at UKMoths
• Savela, Markku. "Perizoma sagittata (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum e.V.
• Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de

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