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 Geometridae family. 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: |access-date= (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