Netted Carpet (Eustroma reticulata)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - moth > Moth |
| Red List Status: | (Not Relevant) [(not listed)(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | Eustroma reticulatum |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Eustroma reticulata |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | (not listed) |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | GB Red List (Fox et al. 2019): EN. Restricted to a small number of sites in and around the Lake District. Populations are vulnerable to lack of habitat management. Targeted monitoring (2000-2018) shows an increase in abundance; however, abundance appears to have declined in recent years. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Requires bespoke management to benefit the single larval host plant, Touch-me-not Balsam. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | This species would not benefit from untargeted management |
Species Assessment
| Current step on the Species Recovery Curve (SRC): | 6. Recovery solutions trialled |
| Recovery potential/expectation: | Medium-high |
| National Monitoring Resource: | Structured - sufficient |
| Species Comments: |
Key Actions
Key Action 1
Proposed Action: Investigate and trial alternative management approaches to cattle grazing as cattle grazing is ceasing at some sites for the moth.
Action targets: 6. Recovery solutions trialled
Action type: Scientific research
Duration: 3-5 years
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 10 sites
High priority sites: Lancashire sites, possibly some Cumbria sites
Comments:
Key Action 2
Proposed Action: At sites which can be cattle-grazed, ensure appropriate winter grazing is carried out to encourage germination and spread of the foodplant.
Action targets: 7. Best approach adopted at appropriate scales
Action type: Habitat management
Duration: >10 years
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 10 sites
High priority sites: Lake District sites
Comments:
Key Action 3
Proposed Action: Assess factors causing decline in foodplant at known sites for the moth and reasons for other sites having stable populations of foodplant.
Action targets: 4. Autecology and pressures understood
Action type: Scientific research
Duration: 3-5 years
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 10 sites
High priority sites: Lake District sites
Comments:
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.