Chloroclysta miata

Chloroclysta miata, the autumn green carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

The hindwings are pale grey with a dark discal spot.

[1] [2] The larva is naked, long and thin, bright yellow-green with red-purple lateral stripes.

The larva feeds on various deciduous trees and shrubs such as Betula verrucosa, Betula pubescens, Salix species (including Salix caprea and Salix phylicifolia), Populus tremula, Sorbus aucuparia, Amelanchier spicata, Prunus padus, Rhamnus frangula, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum.

Eight larvae in various stages