Kebnat
INSECTS

Toothed Brown Carpet

Xanthorhoe lacustrata

Insects
Native
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Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 119 observations of Toothed Brown Carpet in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue31
  2. Montérégie26
  3. Estrie19
  4. Outaouais13
  5. Capitale-Nationale12
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  9. Montréal3
  10. Lanaudière1
  11. Laurentides1
  12. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Allegheny blackberryRubus allegheniensis

Similar species

American Sharp-angled CarpetEuphyia intermediata
Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata
Common Carpet MothEpirrhoe alternata
Bent-lined CarpetCostaconvexa centrostrigaria
Variable Carpet MothAnticlea vasiliata
Labrador CarpetXanthorhoe labradorensis
Northern CarpetXanthorhoe abrasaria
Waterlily Leafcutter MothElophila obliteralis
Red CarpetXanthorhoe decoloraria