Bug FAQSquare-patched Carpet Moth
Perizoma basaliata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Square-patched Carpet
The square-patched carpet moth is called Perizoma basaliata. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The species is Perizoma basaliata, known as the square-patched carpet moth.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, New Hampshire, Maine, Tennessee, Vermont, New York, Minnesota, Wyoming.
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
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perizoma_basaliata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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