Euphyia intermediata
Encyclopedia
The Sharp-angled Carpet Moth (Euphyia intermediata) is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found from coast-to-coast in southern Canada
and the northern United States
, south in the east to North Carolina
, south in the west to California
, Utah
, and possibly Arizona
. It is also found north to the Northwest Territories
.
The European species Euphyia unangulata
was previously thought to be Holarctic. The name was therefore also applied to the North American populations. Scoble et al in Geometrid Moths of the World (1999) split them into distinct species.
The wingspan
is 21–27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various plants, including bedstraw, carnation, chickweed, elm and mustard.
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...
of the Geometridae family. It is found from coast-to-coast in southern Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the northern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, south in the east to North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, south in the west to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, and possibly Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. It is also found north to the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
.
The European species Euphyia unangulata
Euphyia unangulata
The Sharp-angled Carpet is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from most of Europe to Japan and the Kamchatka Peninsula....
was previously thought to be Holarctic. The name was therefore also applied to the North American populations. Scoble et al in Geometrid Moths of the World (1999) split them into distinct species.
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 21–27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various plants, including bedstraw, carnation, chickweed, elm and mustard.