Small Rivulet Moth
Perizoma alchemillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Forewing reddish-brown mixed with gray; PM line jagged, bordered on both sides by conspicuous white band; AM line white, jagged, diffuse and indistinct; ST line white, jagged, distinct near costa only; hindwing light grayish-brown with whitish tint and brown terminal line
Wing Span: 1.4-2.4 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: flowers and seed capsules of hempnettle (Galeopsis spp.)
Adult Food:
Habitat: woodlands, bogs, marshy areas
Range: holarctic; in North America, from Newfoundland to Quebec, and presumably adjacent northeastern states
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 15, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 24, 2020
Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 20, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 23, 2018
Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2017
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 08, 2018
Observation date: Jul 26, 2015
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 31, 2017
Observation date: Jul 15, 2015
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Washington County, Maine, United States
Verified by: lisald100
Verified date: Dec 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 18, 2014
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jul 24, 2014