Beech-green Carpet
Colostygia olivata
Species account (old)
Robson found the insect '... fairly common and well distributed [...] but does not appear to occur near the sea'. We would agree with the second and third statements, but it is by no means a 'fairly common' species now. J. P. Robson recorded it as rare in Upper Teesdale in the 1920's and '30's, and C. Longstaffe noted it at Hamsterley in 1948. Since then single specimens have been taken in the Hisehope Valley (1954, TCD), Westgate in Weardale (1957, J. W. H. Harrison), Horsleyhope Ravine (1978, Sheppard and Eyre) and regularly in the Hamsterley trap since 1983, although only in small numbers. [...] The foodplants are bedstraws so that woodland and moorland habitats should both be suitable. The moth quickly becomes rubbed so as to make identification difficult and this may be one of the reasons for our paucity of records.
Statistics
| Records | 261 |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 676 |
| Largest Sample | 22 |
| First Recorded | 1854 |
| Last Recorded | 2022 |
| Earliest Adult Record | 18/06 |
| Latest Adult Record | 16/09 |
| Monad Coverage | 0.6% |
| Hexad Coverage | 28.6% |
Map
This map shows all records of Beech-green Carpet - Colostygia olivata in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).
Map (image)
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Week graph
This graph shows the County Durham (VC66) records of Beech-green Carpet - Colostygia olivata per 7-day period, differentiated by life stage. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact count of records at that point in time. Hover over/hold the life stage legend to highlight a particular life stage; click on a life stage label to remove it from the graph. The graph can be filtered further by selecting the era.
The graphs below show the total records and individuals of Beech-green Carpet - Colostygia olivata in County Durham (VC66) per time period. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact number of records and individuals at a particular point in time. Hover over/hold a label to highlight a particular metric; click on a metric label to remove it from the graph.
Era graph
Year graph
Gallery
This gallery shows images of Beech-green Carpet - Colostygia olivata. Clicking on a photo opens it in a large lightbox with a full caption, and the arrow buttons move between photos. If you would like to contribute any photographs, particularly of any stages not captured here, please email admin@durhammoths.org. Most photos on this website have been taken by County Durham (VC66) recorders, but please note that not all have been taken in the county.
Foodplants
This is a list of foodplants known to be used by the larval stages of Beech-green Carpet - Colostygia olivata in the UK.
Habitats
This is a list of habitats that Beech-green Carpet - Colostygia olivata is known to occur in within the UK.
Habitat and foodplant information derived from Cook, P.M.; Tordoff, G.M.; Davis, A.M.; Parsons, M.S.; Dennis, E.B.; Fox, R.; Botham, M.S.; Bourn, N.A.D. (2022). Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/33a66d6a-dd9b-4a19-9026-cf1ffb969cdb