Venusia pearsalli

Venusia pearsalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Venusia
Species: V. pearsalli
Binomial name
Venusia pearsalli
(Dyar, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euchoeca pearsalli Dyar, 1906

Venusia pearsalli, Pearsall's Carpet Moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in western North America, from Alaska, Alberta and British Columbia, through Washington and Oregon to California.[2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale grey with rows of narrow black lines. Adults are on wing in spring.[3]

The larvae feed on Acer circinatum, Alnus incana tenuifolia, Alnus rubra, Alnus viridis sinuata, Betula, Cornus nuttalli, Quercus garryana, Crataegus, Malus, Populus tremuloides, Populus trichocarpa and Salix.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands Archived June 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ 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


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