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Geometer Moths

Geometridae · 242 species · Page 2 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
Lemon Plagodis Moth160 observations
White-ribboned Carpet Moth159 observations
Yellow-dusted Cream Moth158 observations
White Eulithis Moth158 observations
Morrison's Pero Moth149 observations
Bent-line Gray146 observations
White-fringed Emerald142 observations
Common Lytrosis Moth142 observations
North American Common Gray141 observations
Hollow-spotted Plagodis Moth140 observations
Gem Moth138 observations
Autumnal Moth137 observations
Toothed Brown Carpet119 observations
Confused Eusarca Moth115 observations
Snowy Geometer Moth108 observations
Olive-and-black Carpet Moth106 observations
Pistachio Emerald106 observations
Dark Marbled Carpet104 observations
Labrador Carpet103 observations
Bluish Spring Moth102 observations
Bent-lined Carpet100 observations
Curved-lined Angle98 observations
Orange-barred Carpet Moth98 observations
Wavy-lined Emerald92 observations
Welsh Wave Moth92 observations
Small Rivulet90 observations
Soft-lined Wave88 observations
muzaria euchlaena moth88 observations
Red-headed Inchworm Moth85 observations
Fragile White Carpet83 observations
Infant Moth80 observations
Brown Pine Looper Moth79 observations
scallop shell moth78 observations
Barred Umber76 observations
Oak Besma Moth75 observations
Ruddy Metarranthis Moth73 observations
Spodolepis substriataria73 observations
Elm Spanworm Moth72 observations
Northern Pine Looper Moth72 observations
Pine Measuringworm Moth70 observations
Chain-dotted Geometer70 observations
Signate Melanolophia Moth67 observations
Many-lined Carpet Moth67 observations
Scallop Moth65 observations
American Oak Beauty64 observations
Least-marked Euchlaena Moth63 observations
Stout Spanworm Moth63 observations
Beggar Moth61 observations