Bug FAQOrange-barred Carpet Moth
Dysstroma hersiliata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Orange-barred Carpet
The orange-barred carpet moth has a wingspan of about 25 to 29 mm and its caterpillars grow to roughly 2 cm long. Adults are mostly gray with black-white patterning and a distinctive solid orange bar across the middle of each wing. It is native to North America and is found from southern Canada across the northern United States, especially in the eastern half of the continent.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults are mostly gray with black and white patterning and have a solid orange bar across the upper-middle part of the wing.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan ranges from 25 to 29 mm. Mature larvae are about 2 cm long.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, North Carolina.
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
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
How can I identify the orange-barred carpet moth?
Look for a mostly gray moth with black-white markings and a solid orange bar across the middle of each wing.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is this moth found?
It lives across southern Canada and the northern United States, especially in the eastern part of the continent.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysstroma_hersiliata
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