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Scotopteryx peribolata, the Spanish carpet, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland and Great Britain,[1] where it is found on the Channel Islands and on occasion along the southern coast of mainland Britain.

Spanish carpet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scotopteryx
Species:	S. peribolata
Binomial name
Scotopteryx peribolata (Hübner, 1817)
Synonyms
Geometra peribolata Hübner, 1817

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.[2]

The larvae feed on Cytisus, Genista and Ulex species.[3] They are greyish.

References

External links

• Lepiforum.de

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