Northern Petrophora Moth

Petrophora subaequaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pterophoridae

Also called: Northern Petrophora

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Northern Petrophora Moth
Photo: Jimmy Dee, CC BY-SA

The northern petrophora is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 23 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Maine, New York.

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

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Northern Petrophora Moth photo 2
Photo: Cam Fox, CC BY
Northern Petrophora Moth photo 3
Photo: Steven Lamonde, CC BY
Northern Petrophora Moth photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Northern Petrophora Moth photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Same family (Pterophoridae)

Morning-glory Plume MothMorning-glory Plume MothEmmelina monodactylaWhite Plume MothWhite Plume MothPterophorus pentadactylaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBrown Silver-lineBrown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosataYarrow Plume MothYarrow Plume MothGillmeria pallidactylaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBelfrage's Plume MothBelfrage's Plume MothPselnophorus belfrageiSage Plume MothSage Plume MothAnstenoptilia marmarodactyla

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrophora_subaequaria

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.

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