Kebnat
INSECTS

Variable Carpet Moth

Anticlea vasiliata

Insects
Native
Variable Carpet Moth, Adult
Variable Carpet Moth, photo 2 of 5
Variable Carpet Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 282 observations of Variable Carpet Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from July to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue99
  2. Estrie36
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine34
  4. Capitale-Nationale28
  5. Outaouais19
  6. Montérégie18
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  8. Laurentides11
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  10. Lanaudière5
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Nord-du-Québec1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Western thimbleberryRubus parviflorus
Carolina roseRosa carolina
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis

Similar species

Toothed Brown CarpetXanthorhoe lacustrata
Tissue MothTriphosa haesitata
Common Carpet MothEpirrhoe alternata