Cladara limitaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cladara limitaria, the mottled gray carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Gray Carpet sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 304th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Gray Carpet in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Gray Carpet sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mottled Gray Carpet sightings, Acadia National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Mottled Gray Carpet that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Sweetfern Geometer Moth (about 10%), Pale Beauty (about 10%) and Gray Spruce Looper Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Gray Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
