Sandy Carpet
| Sandy carpet | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Perizoma |
| Species: | P. flavofasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Perizoma flavofasciata (Thunberg, 1792) | |
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The sandy carpet or sandy rivulet (Perizoma flavofasciata) is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe and northern Africa.
Its wingspan is 26–32 mm. Adults of this species are sand colored with white bands. It is scarce and overwinters as a pupa.
Its flight period is from late May to early August.
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