Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet

Xanthorhoe ferrugata

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata)
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Xanthorhoe ferrugata, the dark-barred twin-spot carpet, is a moth of the genus Xanthorhoe in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759 and has a Holarctic distribution. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 27 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Europe11 May 202627 July 202617 August 20263

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.