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Venusia comptaria (Walker, 1860) - Brown-shaded Carpet

Venusia comptaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Asthenini		P3 Number:
91a0144		 MONA Number:
7428.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Venusia comptariaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have records from High Elevation Red Oak Forests, cove forests, and montane riparian forests
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on alder (Alnus) and birch (Betula), with beech (Fagus) and mountain-ash (Sorbus) also reported (Wagner et al., 2001). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S1 [S2S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Venusia comptaria - Brown-shaded Carpet

Photos: 4
Venusia comptaria
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Venusia comptaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Venusia comptaria
iNaturalist		Recorded by: cporter - Cody Porter on 2022-05-16
Avery Co.
Comment: iNat record - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117396330 Elevation=3725.4 feet		Venusia comptaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-28
Madison Co.
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Photos of Venusia comptaria from iNaturalist

Venusia comptaria
© cporter - Cody Porter - 2022-05-16 - Avery Co.
iNat record