Labrador carpet moth

Xanthorhoe labradorensis

''Xanthorhoe labradorensis'', the Labrador carpet moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia and Alaska, north to Yukon and the Northwest Territories, south in the east to Louisiana and Mississippi. The habitat consists of open wooded areas and edges.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The wings are light grey and slightly mottled. The basal area is red brown and the black antemedian line is prominent. The area between the antemedian and postmedian lines is rust-red and there is a small red-brown patch on the costa before the apex. The hindwings are light grey. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late May to late August in the northern part of the range.
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Food

The larvae feed are polyphagous and feed on a wide range of plants, including herbs and woody plants.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusXanthorhoe
SpeciesX. labradorensis
Photographed in
United States of America