Spargania
Guenée, [1858]
Species Guides
5- Spargania aurata
- Spargania bellipicta
- Spargania luctuata(White-banded Carpet)
- Spargania magnoliata(Double-banded Carpet Moth)
- Spargania viridescens
Spargania is a of carpet moths in the Geometridae, Larentiinae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857-1858 and contains at least five described . One species, Spargania luctuata, is commonly known as the white-banded carpet. The genus occurs in northern Europe and North America, with records from Scandinavia and the northeastern United States.
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Identification
Spargania are small to medium-sized geometrid moths with relatively broad wings. Spargania luctuata, the white-banded carpet, can be identified by its dark brown to blackish forewings with a conspicuous white transverse band. Specific identification of other species requires examination of genitalia or detailed wing pattern analysis. The is placed in Larentiinae based on morphological characteristics including wing venation and abdominal structure.
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Distribution
Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and northeastern North America (Vermont, United States).
Similar Taxa
- Other Larentiinae generaSpargania shares the Larentiinae with numerous other carpet moth , distinguished by wing pattern and genitalia characteristics.
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Taxonomic note
The authorship is sometimes cited as Guenée, 1857 (erected) or Guenée, [1858] (published). The is classified in Larentiinae based on Catalogue of Life and NCBI records.