Lithostege griseata, the grey carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] It is found in most of Europe, from Great Britain and the Iberian Peninsula to the Ural Mountains and further east to central Asia and Transcaucasia, Asia Minor and the Near East.

Lithostege griseata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Lithostege
Species:	L. griseata
Binomial name
Lithostege griseata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Geometra griseata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775

The wingspan is 28–31 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[2]

The larvae feed on the developing seeds of Descurainia sophia and Erysimum cheiranthoides. They are green with a pale line along the side.

Subspecies

• Lithostege griseata griseata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
• Lithostege griseata cycnaria Guenée, 1858

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