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Adults. Antennae of males simple. Face rough.
Wingspan 27–32 mm. The outer margin of the forewing convexly curved. Forewings pale grey, with blackish and brown transverse lines; predominantly pale grey; with a clear discal mark (sometimes, this grey), or without a clear discal mark. Hindwings plain; pale fuscous-grey; with a clear discal mark (this dark); transversely lined to without transverse lines (with obscure to fairly clear, darker posterior lines).
Vein 10 of the forewings arising independently of 9; arising independently, anastomosing with 11 and 9 to form a double areole. Hindwings exhibiting a tubular vein 5. Vein 5 of the hindwings arising from about the middle of the transverse vein, or arising from below the middle of the transverse vein (?). Vein 8 of the hindwings approximated to or anastomosed with the upper margin of the cell to the middle or beyond. Hindwing veins 6 and 7 stalked.
Posterior tibiae of males 4-spurred.
Early stages. Larvae feeding on Berberis.
British representation. 1 species; South-east England, Central-southern England, English Midlands, and Northern England. Living adults found May and August (double brooded). P. berberata (Barberry Carpet).
Subfamily. Larentiinae.
Illustrations. • P. berberata (Barberry Carpet), with Euphyia, Philereme, Rheumaptera, Triphosa: Newman 1869. 1, Pareulype berberata (Barberry Carpet); 2, Euphyia biangulata (Short-cloaked Carpet); 3a-b, Euphyia unangulata (Sharp-angled Carpet); 4a, Rheumaptera hastata (Argent and Sable); 4b, Rheumaptera hastata (variety); 5, Rheumaptera cervinalis (Scarce Tissue); 6, Rheumaptera undulata (Scallop Shell); 7, Triphosa dubitata (The Tissue); 8a-b, Philereme vetulata (Brown Scallop); 9a-b, Philereme transversata britannica (The Dark Umber). From Newman (1869). • P. berberata, with other Larentiinae (‘Carpets’, ‘Pugs’, etc.): Kirby 51. LARENTIINAE. 1, Mesoleuca albicillata (Beautiful Carpet); 2 and 5, Spargania luctuata (White-banded Carpet); 3, Rheumaptera hastata (Argent and Sable); 4, Epirrhoe tristata (Small Argent and Sable); 5, Spargania luctuata (White-banded Carpet); 6, Epirrhoe molluginata; 7, Perizoma alchemillata (Small Rivulet); 8, Perizoma blandiata (Pretty Pinion); 9, Perizoma albulata (Grass Rivulet); 10, Asthena albulata (Small White Wave); 11, Hydrelia sylvata (Waved Carpet); 12, Hydrelia flammeolaria (Small Yellow Wave); 13, Camptogramma bilineata (Yellow Shell); 14, Hydriomena furcata; 15, Hydriomena impluviata (May High-flier); 16, "Larentia capitata", cf. Ecliptopera capitata; 17, Electrophaes corylata (Broken-barred Carpet); 18, Pareulype berberata (Barberry Carpet); 19, Anticlea derivata (The Streamer); 20, Catarhoe rubidata (The Flame); 21, Perizoma sagittata (Marsh Carpet); 22, Pelurga comitata (Dark Spinach); 23, Horisme vitalbata (Small Waved Umber); 24, Anticollix sparsata (Dentated Pug); 25, Eupithecia centaureata (Lime-speck Pug); 26, Eupithecia venosata (Netted Pug); 27, Eupithecia linariata (Toadflax Pug); 28, Eupithecia abietaria (?); 29, Pasiphila rectangulata (Green Pug); 30, Eupithecia nanata (Narrow-winged Pug); 31, Eupithecia innonata (Angle-barred Pug); 32, Eupithecia satyrata (Beech Pug); 33, Eupithecia lanceata. From Kirby 51, with updated names.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. Insects of Britain and Ireland: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 14th February 2021. delta-intkey.com’.
