Venusia comptaria

Venusia comptaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Venusia
Species: V. comptaria
Binomial name
Venusia comptaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephrosia comptaria Walker 1860
  • Venusia palumbes Franclemont, 1938
  • Larentia perlineata Packard, 1873
  • Euchoeca salienta Pearsall, 1905

Venusia comptaria, the brown-shaded carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America,[2] from Florida to Newfoundland, west to Manitoba. The habitat consists of woodlands.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[3] The forewings are pale grey with faint wavy lines. Adults are on wing in spring.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ DAYONG XUE and MALCOLM J. SCOBLE (2002). A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of The Natural History Museum. Entomology Series, 71 , pp 77-133 doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ Bug Guide
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