A Somber Carpet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/22/2017). Determined by Robert Lord Zimlich/BugGuide.
A Somber Carpet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/20/2019).
Somber Carpet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/18/2014). Confirmed by Hugh McGuinness.
A Somber Carpet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/21/2014).
A Somber Carpet Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/17/2014). Determined by Peter Homann.
A Somber Carpet Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/19/2017). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
Somber Carpet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2007). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide.
Somber Carpet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/8/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
A Somber Carpet Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/21/2018).
Somber Carpet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Somber Carpet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
A Somber Carpet Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/11/2006).
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A Somber Carpet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).
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Status
"The moth is uncommon in Maryland, wandering up from the south. ... According to John Glaser the only one of the known larval hosts to be found in Maryland is Pokeweed. It is not thought to breed here" (Bob Patterson/BugGuide, 2007).
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A Somber Carpet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/22/2017). Determined by Robert Lord Zimlich/BugGuide.
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A Somber Carpet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/20/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
Somber Carpet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/18/2014). Confirmed by Hugh McGuinness.
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Somber Carpet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/21/2014).
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Scott Housten.
A Somber Carpet Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/17/2014). Determined by Peter Homann.
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Jonathan Willey.
A Somber Carpet Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/19/2017). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Tyler Bell.
Somber Carpet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2007). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide.
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Bill Johnson.
Somber Carpet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/8/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
A Somber Carpet Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/21/2018).
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Tyler Bell.
Somber Carpet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Somber Carpet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
A Somber Carpet Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/11/2006).
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A Somber Carpet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Disclisioprocta stellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Disclisioprocta |
| Species: | D. stellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Disclisioprocta stellata (Guenée, [1858])
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| Synonyms | |
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Disclisioprocta stellata, the somber carpet or bougainvillea looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, the islands of the Indian Ocean, and from eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick) south through the United States, Mexico, the Antilles, Bahamas and Bermuda Islands to Bolivia and Brazil. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1993.
The wingspan is 25–33 mm. In North America, adults are on wing all year round in the south and from July to November in the north.
Larvae have been recorded on Amaranthus, Proboscidea, Bougainvillea and Boerhaavia erecta, Pisonia aculeata and Mirabilis jalapa.
Subspecies
[edit]- Disclisioprocta stellata stellata (from Canada, the United States and Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil)
- Disclisioprocta stellata natalata Walker (Africa south of Sahara, Madagascar and islands of the Indian Ocean)
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