| Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)) |
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Scientific name: Ligdia adustata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Common name: Scorched Carpet French name: Phalène du fusain Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Ennominae Wingspan: 20-25 mm. Biotope: Waste lands with trees, woodland edges, parks and gardens. Geographic area: All Europe, from the Mediterranean regions to the Caucasus, Near East. Flight time: April-May then July-August. Number of generations : 2 Caterpillar: Bright green with red dorsal spots, one lateral spot on each of the two first abdominal segments. Host plant: European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus). |
The Scorched Carpet shows a bright white to creamy white ground colour. The basal area of the fore wings is dark brown with sometimes some blue grey colour. They show a wavy dark brown submarginal band with a sharp edge towards the centre of the wing and a more diffuse edge towards the margin. The hind wings are whitish with a more greyish submarginal area marked with a zigzag pale line. The hind wings' outer edge is slightly wavy. The Scotched Carpet over winters as a pupa. |
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This specimen does not show any submarginal greyish area on the hind wings. With a close look you can guess the zigzag pale line. |
André Bon September 2021