- click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Red-green Carpet
ID pointers: Similar to Red-green Carpet but no reddish or reddish-brown colouration. An olive-green coloured moth with broader forewings and cross-lines and bands are usually more evenly and extensively whitish. See Christian Heintzen’s comparison plate below.
Distribution: (Last record: 2024 ) - A resident species which is locally distributed and generally uncommon in Derbyshire. Confined primarily to the northern upland region of the county, where it can be common in some of the peak valleys such as Hope and Edale. It is absent from the southern areas.
*** Last updated on 11 March 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By - Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded
IMAGES BELOW: Curbar, North Derbyshire – Image by Jane & Phil Lester 2013 © – Glossop 2022-2023 – Christian Heintzen © – Darwin Forest 2024 Dave Evans ©.
Autumn Green Carpet - 6th October 2024 - Norton Lees -Pete Mellor
Autumn Green Carpet - 1st October 2024 - Darwin Forest - Dave Evans©