Species Stamnodes gibbicostata - Shiny Gray Carpet Moth - Hodges#7333

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References

Shiny Gray Carpet Moth - Stamnodes gibbicostata

Shiny Gray Carpet Moth - Hodges#7333 - Stamnodes gibbicostata

7333 – Stamnodes gibbicostata – Shiny Gray Carpet - Stamnodes gibbicostata

Stamnodes gibbicostata – Shiny Gray Carpet Moth - Stamnodes gibbicostata

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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 Stamnodini

Genus Stamnodes

Species gibbicostata (Shiny Gray Carpet Moth - Hodges#7333)

Hodges Number

7333

Explanation of Names

Whether the common name reflects the habits of the species is not clear. Literature lists the larval host as "unknown" or "not reported", and it seems unlikely that this species is an indoor dweller at all.

It seems likely that the name refers to the appearance of the adult moth itself.

Range

Midwest of the United States.

Habitat

reported as "forest"

Food

larvae feed on Hydrophyllum

Life Cycle

Adults in late summer and autumn.

Remarks

Will sometimes come to lights in numbers. Sometimes common, but very little is published on the species.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Butterflies and Moths of North America

Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 15 September, 2010 - 11:48am
Additional contributions by anitagould, marcie oconnor, JoAnneRusso
Last updated 16 February, 2020 - 6:00pm

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