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title: "Juniper Geometer Moth"
description: "Patalene olyzonaria — Insectes et araignées. Patalene olyzonaria, the juniper-twig geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/juniper-geometer-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Juniper Geometer Moth

> Patalene olyzonaria — Insectes et araignées. Patalene olyzonaria, the juniper-twig geometer, is a moth of the  family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Patalene olyzonaria*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt)
- iNaturalist observations: 13785
- Wikidata: [Q7144205](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144205)
- iNaturalist taxon: [227307](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/227307)

## Names

- en: Juniper Geometer Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (11095), CA (869), MX (16), DO (5)

## Summary

Patalene olyzonaria, the juniper-twig geometer, is a moth of the  family Geometridae. It is found from Quebec and New Hampshire to Florida, west to Texas, north to Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to November. There are two to three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Juniperus species and at times Thuja occidentalis and possibly Pinus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patalene_olyzonaria

## Photo

![Juniper Geometer Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/juniper-geometer-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/372799756

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/juniper-geometer-moth?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).