Catarhoe rubidata

Catarhoe rubidata, the ruddy carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in western Europe and the Iberian Peninsula and western Central Asia.

Ruddy carpet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Catarhoe
Species:	C. rubidata
Binomial name
Catarhoe rubidata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Geometra rubidata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Cidaria fumata Eversmann, 1844

The wingspan is 26–31 mm.

Figs 2, 2a larvae after final moult

The larvae feed on Galium species.

Subspecies

• Catarhoe rubidata rubidata
• Catarhoe rubidata fumata (Eversmann 1844)

External links

• Ruddy carpet at UKMoths
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Lepiforum e.V.