Dysstroma hersiliata, the orange-barred carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Description
In adults, Dysstroma hersiliata is mostly gray with black and white pattering across the wings that varies between individuals. Its most distinctive feature is a solid orange bar going across the upper-middle portion of the wing. It has a pale discal spot on its hindwing, and its wingspan 25-29mm. It has a very short palpi, and very limited to no sexual dimorphism.[3][4]
Larvae of Dysstroma hersiliata are lime green with two off-white stripes near its back end.[4]
Distribution
Dysstroma hersiliata is found in southern Canada and the northern parts United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic, although more commonly in the eastern half of both.[3][5]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Dysstroma hersiliata:
Dysstroma hersiliata cervinifascia (Walker, 1862)
Dysstroma hersiliata hersiliata (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. Vol. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN978-9839991543.
