Bug FAQLabrador Carpet
Xanthorhoe labradorensis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Labrador Carpet Moth
The Labrador carpet moth has a wingspan of about 25 mm. It lives in open wooded areas and at the edges of forests.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 25 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in open woodlands and edge habitats.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are active from late May through late August in the northern portion of its distribution.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 22 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Vermont, Alaska, Washington, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Oregon.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorhoe_labradorensis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.