Western Carpet

Melanolophia imitata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Melanolophia imitata, the western carpet or green-striped forest looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in western North America from southern California, north to Alaska and east to extreme south-western Alberta.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 547United States of America · 383

Sources and credits

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Western Carpet

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