Galium carpet
Epirrhoe galiata. Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Epirrhoe
Species:	E. galiata
Binomial name
Epirrhoe galiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Geometra galiata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Larentia eophanata Krulikovski, 1906

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

• Epirrhoe galiata galiata
• Epirrhoe galiata orientata (Staudinger, 1901)
• Epirrhoe galiata eophanata (Krulikowski, 1906)

The wingspan of Epirrhoe galiata can reach about 28–32 mm. The forewing ground colour is pale grey, with a broad, darker bluish-grey central band.The forewings have also small dark grey or bluish-grey stains near the apex.The hindwings are pale whitish-grey and marked with fine crosslines.^[1][2][3]

There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to September.^[1][2]

The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium verum and Galium boreale. Larvae can be found from June/July to September/October. Larva overwinters as a pupa.^[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.^[5][1]

• Lepidoptera Mundi by Christopher Jonko
• Lepiforum.de