Colostygia olivata
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The Beech-green Carpet (Colostygia olivata) is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe
.
The wingspan
is 22-27 mm. Adults are in wing from May to August in one generation.
The larva feed on Galium
species. Larvae can be found from September to May.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 22-27 mm. Adults are in wing from May to August in one generation.
The larva feed on Galium
Galium
Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, with 617 known species occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Most species are known as bedstraw. G...
species. Larvae can be found from September to May.
Subspecies
- Colostygia olivata olivata
- Colostygia olivata gigantea Pinker, 1953