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Geometer Moths

Geometridae · 242 species · Page 3 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
Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth60 observations
Red-fringed Emerald59 observations
Double-banded Carpet Moth58 observations
Chevron Moth57 observations
Brown-tipped Thorn53 observations
Rusty Speranza Moth51 observations
Unadorned Carpet Moth50 observations
Juniper Carpet47 observations
Renounced Hydriomena Moth46 observations
Pied Carpet45 observations
Vestal Moth44 observations
Kent's Geometer Moth42 observations
Fall Cankerworm Moth42 observations
Common Spring Moth40 observations
Bad-wing Moth40 observations
Currant Eulithis Moth40 observations
Sulphur Moth40 observations
Dark Metanema Moth40 observations
Purple Plagodis Moth40 observations
Simple Wave39 observations
Small Purplish Gray39 observations
George's Carpet Moth39 observations
Three-spotted Fillip38 observations
White-banded Carpet Moth38 observations
Honest Pero Moth37 observations
Marbled Carpet Moth35 observations
Serrated Eulithis Moth35 observations
Virgin Moth35 observations
Yellow-veined Geometer Moth34 observations
Split-lined Angle34 observations
One-spotted Variant33 observations
Straw Besma Moth31 observations
Saw-wing31 observations
Johnson's Euchlaena Moth31 observations
Variable Antepione Moth31 observations
Early Brown Pug31 observations
Boreal Pine Looper Moth30 observations
Powder Moth29 observations
Shattered Hydriomena Moth29 observations
Barberry Geometer Moth29 observations
Eulithis flavibrunneata27 observations
Large Purplish Gray27 observations
Orthofidonia exornata27 observations
Minor Angle26 observations
Double-lined Gray25 observations
Mottled Euchlaena Moth25 observations
White Pine Angle25 observations
Packard's Carpet25 observations