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Category: Geometridae

Trichodezia californiata

September 17, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I’ve only seen one of these, which I found on the ‘7th Night of Moth Week’, and I have only…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Trichodesia Filed under: Trichodezia californiata

Caripeta aequaliaria (Red Girdle Moth)

September 9, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

 I am quite fond of these pretty Geometrid moths, but I don’t see them nearly as often as I’d like…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Caripeta, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Caripeta aequaliaria, Red Girdle Moth

Epirrhoe alternata (White-banded Toothed Carpet Moth)

September 5, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I see this handsome little geometer so often at my lights that I often forget to photograph it, although it…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Epirrhoe, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Epirrhoe alternata, White-banded Toothed Carpet Moth

Xanthorhoe labradorensis (Labrador Carpet Moth)

July 27, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is the ‘lifer’ moth I talked about in 5th Night of Moth Week . This is an elegantly patterned geometer, and…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Xanthorhoe Filed under: Labrador Carpet Moth

Cyclophora pendulinaria (Pearly- grey Wave)

June 15, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

There were at least 3 of these handsome little geometrid moths that visited my lights last Tuesday. They are a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cyclophora, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cyclophora pendulinaria, Pearly- grey Wave, Sweetfern moth

Dysstroma citrata (Dark Marbled Carpet Moth)

June 5, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is the pretty, colorful geometrid moth I mentioned in ‘First mothing trip of the year, Dysstroma citrata (the dark marbled carpet…

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Posted in: Animals, Dysstroma, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dark Marbled Carpet Moth, Dysstroma citrata, Northern Marbled Carpet Moth

Gabriola dyari (Dyar’s Looper)

September 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Those of you who read the ‘eaten by’ section of these profiles may have noticed that Gabriola dyari has been in every…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Gabriola, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Dyar's Looper, Gabriola dyari

Archiearis infans (The Infant)

April 28, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Howdy folks! I’m baaack! I’d guess that some of you may have wondered why I wasn’t posting for quite a…

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Posted in: Animals, Archiearis, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Archiearis infans, The Infant

Neoterpes trianguliferata

August 8, 2021 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

The information on these wonderful Geometrid moths indicates that they are also found at lower elevations, but the only ones…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Neoterpes, Species Profiles Filed under: Canary Thorn, Neoterpes trianguliferata

Ecliptopera silaceata (Small Phoenix Moth)

July 20, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I have a special fondness for these sharply marked moths. Though they are superficially similar to several medium sized geometrids,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Ecliptopera, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Ecliptopera silaceata, Small Phoenix

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