''Xanthorhoe biriviata'', the balsam carpet, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the genus ''

Xanthorhoe ''Xanthorhoe'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Xanthorhoe ablechra'' D. S. Fletcher, 1958 * ''Xanthorhoe abrasaria'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) * ''Xanthorhoe abyssinica'' He ...

'' in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

. The species was first described by

Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen (3 December 1760, Giessen – 30 November 1806, Darmstadt) was a German naturalist and forester. He took part in the production of ' by Johann Conrad Susemihl. He received his education in Giessen, and in 1796 started ...

in 1794. It is found "widespread in Europe and temperate Asia. In southern Europe the distribution is restricted only locally to the mountain(s)." Paul Robert - Xanthorhoe biriviata

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''Fauna Europaea''''Lepiforum e.V.''
Xanthorhoe Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen Moths described in 1794 {{Xanthorhoini-stub