Common Marbled Carpet
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Dysstroma truncata
Common throughout Britain.
The Larva is slender and green, usually with reddish stripes.
The Larvae feed on a wide range of low-growing plants.
The basal and terminal areas of the forewings are marked with fascia separated by a large plain area in the middle, but the colouration of all these areas is confusingly variable from white to black with various grey, brown and reddish tones in between.
The hindwings, though, are always pale grey marked with faint fascia.
One or two broods are produced each year and the Adults can be seen in any month from May to November.
The species flies at night and is attracted to light.