Editing Juniper carpet (section)

==Description==
The nominate [[Race (biology)|race]] has a [[wingspan]] of 26–29&nbsp;mm but smaller races occur in [[Ireland]] and [[Scotland]]. The forewings are light brown with a darker shaded band and a very distinctive black apical streak. The hindwings are pale buff.
The caterpillars reach a length of up to 21 millimeters, are light green and have an indistinct, bluish-green dorsal line. The also not clearly pronounced dorsolateral lines are greenish or whitish. The wide, yellowish-white lateral line is lined red at the top. The legs are rosy, the head is round and greenish-brown. The pupa is slim, light green to grey-brown. It has six hook bristles on the cremaster, which is relatively short.