Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
70.097 BF1764
[= Chloroclysta truncata]
Wingspan 24-30 mm.
A common and remarkably variable species, which is found throughout Britain in a wide range of habitats.
There are two broods, flying in May and June, and again from August to October, sometimes later.
The larvae feed on a wide range of low-growing plants.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 29 |
| February | 5 |
| March | 30 |
| April | 412 |
| May | 35,271 |
| June | 79,572 |
| July | 17,928 |
| August | 27,621 |
| September | 80,736 |
| October | 42,411 |
| November | 3,435 |
| December | 175 |
