70.071 BF1743  –  Geometridae –  Larentiinae – Entephria flavicinctata – Yellow-ringed Carpet – (Hübner, 1813) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Black –  Extinct Species   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> .  . >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
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ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1886 )  –  A former resident but now considered extinct in the county. Two specimens were caught in Dovedale in 1882 & 1886. Its main haunt is central and north west Scotland.
Flight Period: May /  August /  –  can be disturbed by day Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 24 June 2025 by TD ***
Forewing: 17-18mm
Last Recorded Year: 1886
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Entephria flavicinctata

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Monthly Records By Year: Entephria flavicinctata
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Monthly Counts By Year: Entephria flavicinctata

Recordings By Year: Entephria flavicinctata

Entephria flavicinctata
Insufficient records/data for a trend analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Entephria flavicinctata

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Entephria flavicinctata

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Entephria flavicinctata – 0 records available

Listed by Year - descending

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