Bug FAQWhite-banded Carpet Moth
Spargania luctuata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: White-Banded Carpet
The white-banded carpet moth has a wingspan of about 30 to 34 mm and forewings that are 14 to 15 mm long.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 30 to 34 mm. Forewing length is 14 to 15 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Caterpillars eat several species of rosebay willowherb.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found throughout northern and central Europe, as well as North Asia and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Washington, New York, Idaho, Massachusetts.
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
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spargania_luctuata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.