Horisme intestinata

Horisme intestinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Horisme
Species:	H. intestinata
Binomial name
	Horisme intestinata; (Guenee, 1857)
Synonyms
	Phibalapteryx intestinata Guenee, 1857; Phibalapteryx impleta Walker, 1866; Phibalapteryx indoctrinata Walker, 1863;

Horisme intestinata, the brown bark carpet moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread throughout most of temperate North America. The habitat consists of wooded areas.^[1]

The wingspan is 21–32 mm.^[2] The pale tan forewings are marked with fine parallel lines. The PM and ST lines are deeply scalloped. The wide costal streak is almost unmarked.^[3] Adults are on wing from late May to late July and again from early September to early October.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on garden Clematis.^[4]

References

^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
^ Bug Guide
^ Beadle, Leckie, David, Seabrooke (2012). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 611. ISBN 978-0-547-23848-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Image of larva

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[1] University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

[2] Bug Guide

[3] Beadle, Leckie, David, Seabrooke (2012). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 611. ISBN 978-0-547-23848-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Image of larva

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