The Flame Carpet is a small, attractively patterned geometrid moth with reddish-orange and white cross-bands on its wings, giving it a vivid, flame-like appearance. It flies in two generations per year and is attracted to light. The inchworm caterpillar feeds on bedstraws and plantains in low vegetation.
Habitat
Gardens, meadows, woodland edges, and hedgerows
Diet
Larvae: bedstraws, plantains, and low-growing herbs. Adults: nectar
How common
Common
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