Common marbled carpet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common marbled carpet lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dysstroma truncata
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the common marbled carpet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common marbled carpet in 15 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 common marbled carpet?

The common marbled carpet (Dysstroma truncata) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Dysstroma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common marbled carpet

The common marbled carpet (Dysstroma truncata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Chloroclysta. It is very common throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767.

This is one of the most variable of the geometrids both in size (wingspan 32–39 mm) and colour. The basal and terminal areas of the forewings are marked with fascia separated by a large plain area in the middle, but the colouration of all these areas is confusingly variable from white to black with various grey, brown and reddish tones in between. The hindwings, though, are always pale grey marked with faint fascia. Some forms closely resemble Dysstroma citrata.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common marbled carpet (revision 1293431210), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q519983 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).