Juniper Carpet
Thera juniperata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Adult: forewing light brownish-gray with slightly darker median band composed of several adjoining patches that resemble smooth stones; dark diagonal apical dash touches -- or nearly touches -- the largest of the "stones"; hindwing pale gray, unmarked except for dark-dotted terminal line; at rest often holds wings vertically over its back like a butterfly, at which time the underside of the wings show a speckled grayish surface with dark discal dot and dark curved PM line
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight: October-November
Caterpillar Hosts: Juniper (Juniperus spp.)
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: across southern Canada (but apparently missing from Manitoba) and northern United States
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 56 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 03, 2022
Submitted by: one72guy
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 13, 2022
Observation date: Oct 27, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 29, 2022
Observation date: Oct 04, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Oct 04, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Oct 20, 2021
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 21, 2021
Observation date: Oct 17, 2021
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 18, 2021
Observation date: Oct 12, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 12, 2021
Observation date: Oct 08, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2021
Observation date: Oct 12, 2019
Submitted by: fionakelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Oct 01, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 05, 2020
Observation date: Oct 04, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 2020
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020
Observation date: Nov 05, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 08, 2020
Observation date: Oct 19, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 06, 2020
Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 02, 2019
Observation date: Nov 07, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 27, 2018
Observation date: Oct 30, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 18, 2018
Observation date: Oct 22, 2018
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 01, 2018
Observation date: Oct 29, 2018
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 31, 2018
Observation date: Oct 25, 2018
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 26, 2018
Observation date: Oct 24, 2018
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 25, 2018
Observation date: Oct 15, 2018
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 16, 2018
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