George's Carpet Moth

George's Carpet Moth

Plemyria georgii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Great Bear Rainforest

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Great Bear Rainforest From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the George's Carpet Moth

Plemyria georgii, or George's carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Plemyria georgii is 7216. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Anchorage 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a George's Carpet Moth in Great Bear Rainforest?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a George's Carpet Moth sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 159th most-seen of the 235 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.

When is the best time to see a George's Carpet Moth in Great Bear Rainforest?

September

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a George's Carpet Moth in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a George's Carpet Moth?

Between 5 and 8 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most George's Carpet Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a George's Carpet Moth?

Only Great Bear Rainforest, in our data

Great Bear Rainforest is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate George's Carpet Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the George's Carpet Moth live in Great Bear Rainforest?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the George's Carpet Moth that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Variable Carpet Moth (about 10%), Peppered Moth (about 10%) and Western Carpet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the George's Carpet Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the George's Carpet Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (8 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.

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