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INSECTS

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet

Xanthorhoe ferrugata

Insects
NativeNocturnal
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, photo 1 of 5
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Male
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Female
12 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae 12 mm long. Nocturnal.

There are 341 observations of Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and August and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie70
  2. Montérégie62
  3. Capitale-Nationale55
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue53
  5. Outaouais27
  6. Montréal18
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  9. Laurentides9
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  12. Nord-du-Québec6
  13. Lanaudière2
  14. Mauricie2
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea
HorseradishArmoracia rusticana
Prostrate knotweedPolygonum aviculare
TOXIC
Common chickweedStellaria media
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Yellow Spring bedstrawGalium verum
False baby's breathGalium mollugo

Similar species

Toothed Brown CarpetXanthorhoe lacustrata
Common Carpet MothEpirrhoe alternata
Bent-lined CarpetCostaconvexa centrostrigaria
American Sharp-angled CarpetEuphyia intermediata
Orange-barred Carpet MothDysstroma hersiliata
Grand Rivulet MothMartania grandis
Gem MothOrthonama obstipata