Xanthorhoe decoloraria (Red Carpet)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Geometridae (Geometrid moths)
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Species: Xanthorhoe decoloraria (Red Carpet)
Norwegian name: Fiolett båndmåler
Host plants: Alchemilla, Galium, Geranium
Confusion species: Xanthorhoe designata (Flame Carpet)