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Venusia comptaria (Brown-shaded Carpet)

Synonyms: Euchoeca salienta; Larentia perlineata; Tephrosia comptaria; Venusia comptaria palumbes; Venusia inclinata

Wikipedia Abstract

Venusia comptaria, the brown-shaded carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America, from Florida to Newfoundland, west to Manitoba. The habitat consists of woodlands. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale grey with faint wavy lines. Adults are on wing in spring.
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Prey / Diet

Sorbus americana (American Mountain-ash)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0