Somber carpet

Disclisioprocta stellata

''Disclisioprocta stellata'', the somber carpet or bougainvillea looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in sub Saharan Africa, the islands of the Indian Ocean. It is also found from eastern Canada , south through the United States, Mexico, the Antilles, Bahamas and Bermuda Islands to Bolivia and Brazil. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1993.

The wingspan is 25–33 mm. In North America, adults are on wing all year round in the south and from July to November in the north.

Larvae have been recorded on ''Amaranthus'', ''Proboscidea'', ''Bougainvillea'' and ''Boerhaavia erecta'', ''Pisonia aculeata'' and ''Mirabilis jalapa''.
Somber Carpet Moth (Disclisioprocta stellata) At porch light near an overgrown backyard habitat
 Disclisioprocta stellata,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Naming

*''Disclisioprocta stellata stellata''
⤷ ''Disclisioprocta stellata natalata'' Walker

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusDisclisioprocta
SpeciesD. stellata