Cladara limitaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Montreal on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 322nd most-seen of the 926 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Gray Carpet in Montreal on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Mottled Gray Carpet sightings, Montreal has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Boston (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Mottled Gray Carpet that you can see in Montreal (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (about 10%), Pale Beauty (about 10%) and Chickweed Geometer 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 Montreal (36 verified sightings), 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.
