Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larval foodplant is unknown. In Dorset, the moth is very local, being recorded from marshes, river banks, wet margins and ditch habitat where common marsh-bedstraw (Galium palustre), fen bedstraw (Galium uliginosum) or water dock (Rumex hydrolapathum) are potential foodplants. This species is likely to have a similar distribution to that of the Oblique Carpet1719.

The moth is rather difficult to separate from the Red Twin-spot Carpet... Read More

Recorded in 30 (75%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1929. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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