Bug FAQToothed Brown Carpet
Xanthorhoe lacustrata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Toothed Brown Carpet Moth
The toothed brown carpet moth belongs to the Geometridae family. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This species is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 42 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Vermont, New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, West Virginia.
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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Same family (Geometridae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorhoe_lacustrata
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.