Horisme intestinata explained
Horisme intestinata, the brown bark carpet moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread throughout most of temperate North America. The habitat consists of wooded areas.[1]
The wingspan is 21–32 mm.[2] [3] Adults are on wing from late May to late July and again from early September to early October.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on garden Clematis.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Anweiler, G. G. . 2007 . Species Details: Horisme intestinata . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 27, 2020.
- http://bugguide.net/node/view/15294 Bug Guide
- Book: Beadle, Leckie, David, Seabrooke. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. 2012. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 978-0-547-23848-7. 611.
- http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moth_larvae/Geometridae/H_intestinata.jpg Image of larva