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Labrador carpet moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Xanthorhoe
Species:	X. labradorensis
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe labradorensis (Packard, 1867)
Synonyms
Coremia labradorensis Packard, 1867 Gypsochroa emendata Pearsall, 1914

Xanthorhoe labradorensis, the Labrador carpet moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. It is found across Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia and Alaska, north to Yukon and the Northwest Territories, south in the east to Louisiana and Mississippi. The habitat consists of open wooded areas and edges.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late May to late August in the northern part of the range.

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Xanthorhoe labradorensis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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