Bug FAQBrown-shaded Carpet Moth
Venusia comptaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Brown-shaded Carpet
The brown-shaded carpet moth has a wingspan of about 20 mm. It lives in woodlands across eastern North America, from Florida to Newfoundland and west to Manitoba.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The brown-shaded carpet moth is named Venusia comptaria.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Its wingspan measures roughly 20 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It inhabits woodland environments.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Virginia, Massachusetts.
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 is the scientific name of the brown-shaded carpet moth?
It is called Venusia comptaria.
Source: Wikipedia
Where does this moth live?
It lives in woodlands across eastern North America, from Florida to Newfoundland and west to Manitoba.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venusia_comptaria
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