Xanthorhoe

7 species

In Québec, the genus Xanthorhoe (family Geometridae) counts 7 species of insects. The stars? Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Toothed Brown Carpet and Labrador Carpet, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with 7 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. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  3. Capitale-Nationale6
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  5. Côte-Nord5
  6. Lanaudière5
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  8. Mauricie4
  9. Estrie4
  10. Outaouais4
  11. Nord-du-Québec4
  12. Laurentides4
  13. Montréal3
  14. Montérégie3
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  16. Laval1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1