Bug FAQOlive-and-black Carpet Moth
Acasis viridata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Olive-and-black Carpet
The olive-and-black carpet moth has a wingspan of about 18 to 20 mm. Adults fly from April through July across much of Canada and the northern United States, extending south to Florida, Colorado and Oregon. Its caterpillars eat the flower heads of Viburnum cassinoides.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Acasis viridata belongs to the Geometridae family of moths.
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Size
The moth’s wingspan ranges from 18 to 20 mm.
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What it eats
Larvae feed on the flower heads of the plant Viburnum cassinoides.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
The species produces one generation each year.
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When you see it
Adult moths are on the wing from April through July in North America.
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Where it comes from
Its native range covers much of Canada and the northern United States, extending southward to Florida, Colorado and Oregon.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 25 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Michigan, Minnesota, Alaska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, Washington.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acasis_viridata
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