Dotted Carpet

Dotted Carpet

Alcis jubata

Alcis jubata, the dotted carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788. It is found in central Europe, Scandinavia and northern Italy.Thence across the Palearctic to Altai, Sajan, Transbaikalia, Mongolia, Amur and Primorye. Subspecies A. j. melanonota Prout, 1930 is found in Sakhalin, the Kuriles, and Japan.

Scientific name
Alcis jubata
Family
Geometridae