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Geometer Moths

Geometridae · 242 species · Page 1 of 6

In Québec, the family Geometridae (order Lepidoptera) counts 242 species of insects. The stars? Pale Beauty, Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth and Single-dotted Wave, the most often observed. The richest region: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, with 194 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue194
  2. Capitale-Nationale186
  3. Outaouais166
  4. Montérégie158
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean148
  6. Estrie147
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine144
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent130
  9. Laurentides113
  10. Côte-Nord110
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches107
  12. Montréal104
  13. Mauricie100
  14. Lanaudière99
  15. Nord-du-Québec63
  16. Centre-du-Québec38
  17. Laval23

Geometer Moths 242

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Geometridae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Pale Beauty956 observations
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth774 observations
Single-dotted Wave537 observations
Large Lace-border Moth515 observations
Horned Spanworm Moth506 observations
Sweetfern Geometer Moth496 observations
Curved-toothed Geometer Moth474 observations
Mottled Gray Carpet454 observations
Hemlock Looper Moth440 observations
Large Maple Spanworm Moth436 observations
Gray Spruce Looper Moth420 observations
Powdered Bigwing Moth407 observations
American Sharp-angled Carpet386 observations
Peppered Moth384 observations
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet341 observations
Green Pug339 observations
Small Engrailed335 observations
White Slant-line330 observations
Maple Spanworm Moth306 observations
Yellow Slant-line302 observations
Gray Spring Moth286 observations
Pale Homochlodes Moth285 observations
White-striped Black284 observations
Porcelain Gray284 observations
Variable Carpet Moth282 observations
Four-barred Gray280 observations
Small Phoenix265 observations
False Hemlock Looper Moth250 observations
The Scribbler230 observations
White Spring Moth222 observations
Common Carpet Moth220 observations
Chickweed Geometer Moth214 observations
Straight-lined Plagodis Moth204 observations
Brown Bark Carpet Moth199 observations
Treble Bar199 observations
Bruce Spanworm Moth197 observations
Northern Petrophora Moth197 observations
Pale Metanema Moth193 observations
Blackberry Looper Moth192 observations
Common Tan Wave185 observations
Sharp-lined Yellow184 observations
Pale-winged Gray181 observations
Half-wing Moth178 observations
Tawny Eupithecia Moth177 observations
Spear-marked Black Moth176 observations
Brown-shaded Carpet Moth173 observations
Tissue Moth171 observations
Pale Alder Moth167 observations