Bug FAQBordered Fawn Moth
Sericosema juturnaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Bordered Fawn
The Bordered Fawn Moth has brown-tan wings with a distinct border that make it look like a fawn. It occurs throughout North America. Its caterpillars move in the characteristic looping fashion of geometrid moths.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults show a wing pattern of brown and tan shades that mimic a fawn’s coloring. A clear border runs along the edge of each wing, giving the species its common name.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
The larvae move in a looping fashion typical of geometrid moths.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes the whole of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What does the Bordered Fawn Moth look like?
It has brown-tan wings with a distinct border that give it a fawn-like appearance.
Source: Wikipedia
How do the caterpillars of this moth move?
The caterpillars move in a looping fashion, typical of geometrid moths.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sericosema_juturnaria
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