Mottled Gray Carpet Moth
The mona or hodges number for cladara limitaria is 7637.
Mottled gray carpet moth. Mottled grey colostygia multistrigaria the moths of norfolk. We depend on donations to keep butterflies and moths of north america online and freely available. Mottled gray carpet cladara limitaria hodges 7637 mixed woods. Showcase of the various butterflies and moths of north america.
910478 00 7637 cladara limitaria mottled gray carpet moth walker 1860 photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. In association with the norfolk moth survey. The moths of borneo. One key distinguishing feature of moths when compared to butterflies is their vertical positioning of their wings most species.
Not to be confused with the destructive clothes moth trichophaga tapetzella the mottled gray carpet moth does not attack fabric or carpet fibers its coloring is however a bit mottled and can vary between shades of gray or brown. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. Cladara limitaria the mottled gray carpet moth is a species of geometrid moth in the family geometridae. Digital guide to moth identification about viewing options view by region select region.
Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth. Mottled gray carpet cladara limitaria walker 1860. An extremely variable moth. They reach adulthood through the process of metamorphosis as do butterflies.
The most common clothes moths are the webbing clothes moth easily identified with a golden colour and around half an inch in length and the case bearing moth which can be identified about inch long and their forewings are mottled brown with one large and a few. Wings may exhibit flecks of green or yellow. Although it measures only 2 4mm in length its larvae can cause. The common variegated carpet beetle is recognisable by its oval shaped grey brown and cream mottled body.
Butterflies and the related skippers are the quintessential summertime insect across north america representing 760 complete species while a full 12 000 are known to roam north america and some 165 000 have been categorized worldwide.