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{{short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Dysstroma truncata01.jpg
| image2 = Dysstroma truncata.jpg
| taxon = Dysstroma truncata
| authority = ([[Johann Siegfried Hufnagel|Hufnagel]], 1767)
| synonyms = {{Specieslist
 |Chloroclysta truncata|(Hufnagel, 1767)
 |Larentia truncata|
 |Cidaria truncata|
 }}
}}

The '''common marbled carpet''' ('''''Dysstroma truncata''''') is a [[moth]] of the family [[Geometridae]]. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''[[Chloroclysta]]''. It is very common throughout the [[Palearctic]] region and the [[Near East]]. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Johann Siegfried Hufnagel]] in 1767.

This is one of the most variable of the geometrids both in size ([[wingspan]] 32–39&nbsp;mm) and colour. 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. Some forms closely resemble ''[[Dysstroma citrata]]''.<ref>Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.[https://archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera1216seit pdf]</ref><ref>Jaan Viidalepp and  Axel Hausmann, 2013 In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.): ''The Geometrid Moths of Europe''. 1. Auflage. Volume 3: Larentiinae I. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2013, {{ISBN|978-90-04-26097-9}}</ref>


One or two broods are produced each year and the adults can be seen in any month from May to November.{{ref|flight_season}} The species flies at night and is attracted to light. It is also attracted to nectar-rich flowers and sugary foods which is fairly unusual for the family.

The [[larva]] is slender and green, usually with reddish stripes. It has been recorded feeding on a wide range of [[plant]]s (see list below). The species overwinters as a larva.
[[Image:Dysstroma.truncata5.-.lindsey.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Caterpillar]]
[[Image:Dysstroma truncata Larva (2).jpg|thumb|200px|center|Larva on a strawberry plant. Note the match between the reddish stripe on the larva and on the petioles.]]
# {{Note|flight_season}} ''The flight season refers to the [[British Isles]]. This may vary in other parts of the range.''

== Recorded food plants ==
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*''Alnus'' - [[alder]]
*''Betula'' - [[birch]]
*''Crataegus'' - [[Crataegus|hawthorn]]
*''Fragaria'' - [[strawberry]]
*''Ligustrum'' - [[privet]]
*''Lonicera'' - [[honeysuckle]]
*''Prunus'' - [[Prunus padus|bird cherry]]
*''Rosa'' - [[rose]]
*''[[Rubus]]'' - bramble
*''[[Rumex]]'' - dock
*''Salix'' - [[willow]]
*''Sorbus'' - [[rowan]]
*''[[Vaccinium]]''
*''[[Parthenocissus quinquefolia]]'' - Virginia creeper
{{Div col end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*Chinery, Michael ''Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe'' 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
*Skinner, Bernard ''Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles'' 1984

== External links ==
{{Commonscat|Dysstroma truncata}}
*[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1764 Common marbled carpet at ''UKMoths'']
*[http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Dysstroma_Truncata ''Lepiforum e.V.'']

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[[Category:Cidariini]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1767]]
[[Category:Geometrid moths of Great Britain]]
[[Category:Moths of Europe]]
[[Category:Moths of Asia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel]]


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