70.100 Colostygia pectinataria (Green Carpet)
fw: 12-15mm; bivoltine in south May-Jul, Aug-Sep, univoltine in north Jun-Aug; bedstraws (Galium spp); common throughout GB
Colostygia pectinataria (Green Carpet) §3 female
ID: Green parts fade to white with age but the pattern of black patches remains and is distinctive. Unlikely to be confused with any other species.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 20/05/2007; female
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 05/09/2009; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2011; female
§4 Crag Hill, Cumbria; 26/06/2014; male; fw 13.0mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/06/2019; female; fw 13.2mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/05/2020; male; fw 11.9mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 09/05/2020; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 05/09/2009; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2011; female
§4 Crag Hill, Cumbria; 26/06/2014; male; fw 13.0mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/06/2019; female; fw 13.2mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/05/2020; male; fw 11.9mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 09/05/2020; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 27/04/2013 (§1-3) | §4 added 12/07/2014 | §5 added 22/01/2020 | §6 added 14/05/2020 | §7 added 18/05/2020
