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title: "Geoogde bandspanner"
description: "Xanthorhoe montanata — Insecten en spinnen. The silver-ground carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/silver-ground-carpet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Geoogde bandspanner

> Xanthorhoe montanata — Insecten en spinnen. The silver-ground carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Xanthorhoe montanata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 8295
- Wikidata: [Q1943600](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1943600)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130185](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130185)

## Names

- en: Silver-ground Carpet
- de: Schwarzbraunbinden-Blattspanner
- fr: Mélanthie montagnarde
- nl: Geoogde bandspanner

## Countries with the most observations

GB (2971), FI (780), RU (566), DE (441), DK (403), IT (384), CH (352), FR (320), AT (316), SE (164), NO (95), PL (77)

## Summary

The silver-ground carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is common throughout the Palearctic region (from Ireland to the Russian Far East but not Japan) including the Near East and North Africa.It is found in a variety of different habitats and occurs, for example, in humid forests, moorland and shore areas, on embankments or on unimproved grass meadows and heathlands as well as in gardens.

The wingspan is 29–33 mm although some northern races may be smaller. The forewings are white with a broad shaded…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver-ground_carpet

## Photo

![Geoogde bandspanner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silver-ground-carpet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224331057

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silver-ground-carpet?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).