Epirrhoe galiata

Epirrhoe galiata, the galium carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

The forewing ground colour is pale grey, with a broad, darker bluish-grey central band.

[1][2][3] The larva is naked except for a few short bristles, brown with dark and light longitudinal stripes.

[2] This species can be found from North Africa and western Europe to the Russian Far East.

[4] These moths prefer lime and chalk downland, sunny woodland fringes, dry meadows, grassy heathlands, glades, forest clearings, moorlands, sea-cliffs and xerophilous hillsides.

Epirrhoe galiata . Mounted specimen
Figs 11, 11a, 11b larvae after final moult