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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Larentiinae » Hydriomenini » Perizoma » Square-patched Carpet - Hodges#7316 (Perizoma basaliata)

Species Perizoma basaliata - Square-patched Carpet - Hodges#7316

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
possible Perizoma grandis - Perizoma basaliata Perizoma basaliata - Perizoma basaliata Square-patched Carpet Moth - Perizoma basaliata 7316 Square-patched Carpet (Perizoma basaliata) - Perizoma basaliata moth - Perizoma basaliata Perizoma ? - Perizoma basaliata Perizoma grandis - Perizoma basaliata Martania basaliata - Perizoma basaliata
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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 Hydriomenini
Genus Perizoma
Species basaliata (Square-patched Carpet - Hodges#7316)
Hodges Number
7316
Other Common Names
Twin-spot Wave
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
described in 1862 by Walker, who originally placed it in genus Larentia

Perizoma basaliata (Walker, 1862)
Martania basaliata (Walker, 1862)
Emmelesia taeniata of authors not Stephens, 1831
Cidaria explagiata Walker, 1863
Larentia basaliata Walker, 1862
Phylogenetic Sequence # 910159
Size
wingspan about 19-23 mm, based on two photos at CBIF
Identification
Adult: forewing variably boldly patterned (with large orangish bands bordering gray median band) to more uniformly colored grayish-brown with less distinct markings; subterminal area often has centrally-located pale whitish patch bordered by dark rectangular patch near apex; basal line arc-shaped with small central indentation; AM, PM, and subterminal lines white with thin dark edges; hindwing dirty white with faint scalloped PM line and dark dashed terminal line
Range
Newfoundland to British Columbia and adjacent northern states, south in the east to North Carolina/Tennessee (1)(2)(3)
Season
adults fly from late May to early September
Life Cycle
Female with eggs:
See Also
Sometimes this species may be hard to separate from Perizoma grandis where the ranges overlap.


The AM line is usually a little more jagged on the Double-banded Carpet - Spargania magnoliata. The thorax is usually not darker than the abdomen.
Internet References
Wikipedia
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
pinned adult image and photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

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flight season and pinned adult image by A.W. Thomas (Natural Resources Canada)
presence in North Carolina/Tennessee; list (Discover Life In America, dlia.org)
common name reference [Square-patched Carpet] (NHIC; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
presence in Alberta; list of 35 specimen records with dates and locations, plus common name reference [Square-patched Carpet] (Strickland Entomological Museum, U. of Alberta)
common name reference; PDF doc [Twin-spot Wave] (Charles Bird, Alberta Parks, Govt. of Alberta)
author, date, and original genus (nearctica.com)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Wikipedia
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 31 August, 2008 - 9:13am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 7 June, 2023 - 10:28am

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