Hydrelia sylvata
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The Waved Carpet is a moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout the temperate parts of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

 is 27–30 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larva mainly feed on the leaves of various trees, including Alnus glutinosa and Betula and Salix species.

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