Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Geometridae Members:	29 NC Records
Perizoma basaliata (Walker, 1862) - Square-patched Carpet Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Geometroidea

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Tribe: Hydriomenini

P3 Number: 910159.00

MONA Number: 7316.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)	Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA	Technical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come from Spruce-fir Forests, Northern Hardwoods, and cove forests

Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown.

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S2S3

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Perizoma basaliata - Square-patched Carpet Moth			Photos: 1
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30 Yancey Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Perizoma basaliata - Square-patched Carpet Moth