Large lace-border moth
Scopula limboundata
The large lace-border is a pale moth with a pretty edge on its wings that looks a bit like lace. It is a small moth that rests with its wings spread flat. It flies through the warm summer months.
Lives in
North America east of the Rocky Mountains, in meadows, gardens and woods
Wingspan
2.5 to 3 cm (0.98 to 1.2 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillar eats apple, blueberry, clover, dandelion and black cherry leaves.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 5 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 32 seconds
How big is Large lace-border moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Large lace-border moth about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
You can see it from late May until the end of summer.
2
Its caterpillar likes both trees and small plants, from apple trees to dandelions.
3
Someone once reported seeing one in Great Britain, but that was never confirmed.
you asked
Most asked questions about Large lace-border moth
?What does the large lace-border caterpillar eat?
Leaves of apple, blueberry, clover, dandelion and black cherry.
?How big is the large lace-border moth?
Its wings are about 2.5 to 3 centimetres across.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Scopula limboundata
- Named by
- Haworth, 1809
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Large lace-border
Where the facts come from
- Scopula limboundata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by NCBioTeacher. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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