Barberry carpet moth  (Pareulype berberata)

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Description

Adult Barberry Carpet moths have greyish-white forewings with attractive brown patterning (5), and the hindwings are paler and more uniform (6). The caterpillar is brown in colour and has a stout appearance with darker stripes along the back (5); it moves by a 'looping' action (7). The common name refers to the larval foodplant, barberry (Berberis vulgaris) (3).

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