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Silver-ground Carpet

Xanthorhoe montanata

Description:

The beautiful Silver-ground Carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae, in the sub-family Larentiinae. It can befound in the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa.

Habitat:

Found in a sunny spot on forest ground, mixed conifer/deciduous trees forest, alt. 1500 m.

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5 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thank you Noel!

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 10 years ago

Lovely spot!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks Satyen!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Beautiful markings!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks to Jakubko for pointing me to the right sub-family :-)

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland

Spotted on Jul 9, 2013
Submitted on Jul 17, 2013

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