Bug FAQMeske's Pero Moth
Pero meskaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Meske's Pero
The adult’s forewings measure about 13 to 16 mm long. It lives in the southwestern United States, from southern Texas west to California and north through Nevada, Utah and western Colorado. Caterpillars feed on the plant Clematis drummondii.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length ranges from 13 to 16 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae eat Clematis drummondii.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America, recorded from southern Texas west to California and east through Nevada, Utah and western Colorado.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, California, Nevada.
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
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Questions people ask
Where is Meske's Pero Moth found?
It occurs in the southwestern United States, from southern Texas to California and east through Nevada, Utah and western Colorado.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pero_meskaria
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