Bug FAQInfant Moth
Archiearis infans · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: The Infant, first born geometer
It lives across North America, from Alaska east to Newfoundland and the northern United States, reaching south to New Jersey in the east and California in the west.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Heinrich Benno Möschler first described the species in 1862.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes Alaska, Newfoundland, the northern United States, New Jersey in the east, and California in the west.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Alaska, New Hampshire, Vermont, California, Minnesota, Washington, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archiearis_infans
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