Acasis viridata, the olive-and-black carpet, is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873.[1] It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia and the adjacent northern part of the United States, south in the east to Florida, and south in the west to Colorado and Oregon.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Acasis |
| Species: | A. viridata
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| Acasis viridata (Packard, 1873)
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The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July in North America. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the flower heads of Viburnum cassinoides.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acasis viridata (Packard, 1873)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acasis viridata.
- "910476.00 – 7635 – Acasis viridata – Olive-and-black Carpet Moth – (Packard, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- DiTerlizzi, Tony (July 26, 2008). "Species Acasis viridata - Olive-and-black Carpet - Hodges#7635". BugGuide. Retrieved May 10, 2019.