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Species Euphyia intermediata - Sharp-angled Carpet - Hodges#7399

Sharp-angled Carpet Moth - Euphyia intermediata Moth - Euphyia intermediata Sharp-angled Carpet - Euphyia intermediata 910244 – 7399 – Euphyia intermediata – Sharp-angled Carpet - Euphyia intermediata Pennsylvania Moth - Euphyia intermediata Sharp-angled Carpet - Euphyia intermediata Euphyia intermediata Lépidoptère - Euphyia intermediata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Larentiinae
Tribe Xanthorhoini
Genus Euphyia
Species intermediata (Sharp-angled Carpet - Hodges#7399)
Hodges Number
7399
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Euphyia unangulata of Europe was previously thought to be holarctic, and the name was therefore also applied to the North American taxon. Scoble et al in Geometrid Moths of the World (1999) split them into distinct species, and the correct name for the North American taxon is E. intermediata. See comments here.
Size
wingspan 21-27 mm
Identification
Adult: forewing subterminal area whitish except for dark subapical patch along costa; discal spot black, prominent; AM line jagged or zigzagged; PM line with sharp triangular bulge near middle; hindwing pale grayish-brown with dark discal spot
Specimens identified by DNA analysis:
Range
coast-to-coast in southern Canada and northern United States, south in the east to North Carolina, south in the west to California, Utah, and perhaps Arizona; also occurs north to Northwest Territories
Season
adults fly from April to September
Food
larvae feed on various plants, including bedstraw, carnation, chickweed, elm, and mustard
Life Cycle
final instar larva
See Also
Toothed Brown Carpet (Xanthorhoe lacustrata) forewing subterminal area is pale brown (not whitish), discal spot is reduced or absent, AM line is smoother and more gently curving, and PM line is less sharply angled. Compare images of both species at CBIF.


White-banded Toothed Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
Internet References
distribution in Canada list of provinces and territories (CBIF)