Somber Carpet
Disclisioprocta stellata (Guenée, 1857)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Wings deep brown; am. and pm. areas sometimes paler yellowish, especially southward. Lines black, wavy; pm. Line heaviest. Look for white filling in am. And pm. lines and white spotting in st. area.
Wing Span: 2.5-3.3 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July-November northward; common during any period southward.
Caterpillar Hosts: Amaranth and devil's claws.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Tropical, straying north as far as Nova Scotia and Michigan.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 213 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 16, 2023
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2023
Observation date: Sep 17, 2023
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2023
Observation date: Sep 07, 2022
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 22, 2023
Observation date: Oct 11, 2022
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 15, 2023
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2023
Observation date: Nov 03, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 04, 2016
Submitted by: Twitcherette
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Nov 09, 2022
Observation date: Oct 16, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2022
Observation date: Dec 26, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 02, 2022
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Sep 09, 2022
Submitted by: StevebrownLepid
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 10, 2021
Submitted by: Patti_Patamawadee
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Aug 02, 2022
Submitted by: June Bear
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 29, 2017
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 14, 2022
Observation date: Oct 03, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2016
Submitted by: Dwake
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Nov 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2016
Submitted by: rebeccafm
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Nov 07, 2021
Observation date: Oct 04, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 26, 2021
Observation date: Oct 23, 2021
Submitted by: DharmaBum
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 26, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: kronk
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Oct 24, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: kronk
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: Oct 19, 2021
Submitted by: DharmaBum
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 20, 2021
Observation date: Sep 21, 2021
Submitted by: labkitten
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 22, 2021
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