Acasis viridata
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The Olive-and-black Carpet (Acasis viridata) is a species of moth
belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Packard in 1873. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia
and the adjacent northern part of the United States
, south in the east to Florida
, and south in the west to Colorado
and Oregon
.
The wingspan
is 18-20 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July in North America. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the flowerheads of Viburnum cassinoides.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Packard in 1873. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and the adjacent northern part of the United States
United States
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, south in the east to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, and south in the west to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
and Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 18-20 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July in North America. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the flowerheads of Viburnum cassinoides.