Autumn Green Carpet
Chloroclysta miata
Chloroclysta miata, the autumn green carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
34
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Chloroclysta
Autumn Green Carpet belongs to the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Chloroclysta miata, the autumn green carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found from most of Europe to the Alatau in Central Asia.
The Autumn Green Carpet moth is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized woodland environments. Climate change and forestry practices that alter the composition and structure of deciduous and mixed forests pose significant threats to this species' survival.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
The Autumn Green Carpet moth is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized woodland environments. Climate change and forestry practices that alter the composition and structure of deciduous and mixed forests pose significant threats to this species' survival.
Climate change affecting host plant availability
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Forestry practices and woodland management changes
Loss of native deciduous tree species
Found in 34 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Autumn Green Carpet (Chloroclysta miata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/autumn-green-carpet