Colostygia pectinataria: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the colostygia pectinataria lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 45,302 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Colostygia pectinataria
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the colostygia pectinataria live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the colostygia pectinataria in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the colostygia pectinataria?

The colostygia pectinataria (Colostygia pectinataria) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Colostygia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the colostygia pectinataria

Colostygia pectinataria, the green carpet, is a Palearctic moth of the genus Colostygia in the family Geometridae. It was first described by August Wilhelm Knoch in 1781.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Colostygia pectinataria (revision 1293497947), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1306018 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).