Moths of North Carolina
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Digrammia gnophosaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Hollow-spotted Angle

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Taxonomy
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Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Macariini		P3 Number:
91a0822		 MONA Number:
6405.00		 MONA Synonym:
Semiothisa gnophosaria
Comments: One of 49 species in this genus recorded in North America (Ferguson, 2008), six of which occur in North Carolina. Digrammia gnophosaria was placed in the primarily willow-feeding Rippertaria Species Group by Ferguson and is the sole member of that group in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Semiothisa gnophosaria); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948); Ferguson (2008)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2001); Ferguson (2008)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-small, gray-brown Geometrid. The wings are fairly rounded with a typically uniform ground color, dusted with darker brown. The lines are usually fairly diffuse with the darkest markings at the costa; some specimens show more strongly darkened antemedian and postmedian bands (Ferguson, 2008). Unlike the lines of other members of this genus, the antemedian and median lines typically converge at the inner margin where they may be represented by darker spots or smudges; the hindwings also usually have darker smudges at the corresponding locations, as do the adjacent segments of the abdomen. The postmedian line is represented by a series of dark spots located on the veins, similar to D. ocellinata and ordinata. Also similar to ocellinata, the reniform is situated on the upper portion of the medial line and is represented by a dark ring with a paler center. This spot tends to be more conspicuous than it is in ocellinata (Ferguson, 2008).
Wingspan: 20 mm (Forbes, 1948)
Adult Structural Features: Genitalia are distinctive in both sexes (described and illustrated in Ferguson, 2008). Antennae are simple in both sexes. Males have swollen hind tibiae.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are usually green or brown but vary in color and pattern (see Wagner et al., 2001 and Ferguson, 2008 for details and illustrations).
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Probably occurs statewide, with the possible exception of the high mountains.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Digrammia gnophosaria
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Flight Comments: Appears to be univoltine, with adults present from early spring to late summer
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a variety of habitats that possess shoreline thickets of willows. Lentic habitats range from beaver ponds, depression ponds, and borrow pits to large reservoir or lake shorelines. Lotic habitats include river, stream, and swamp edges as well as drainage ditches. We have few, if any, records from upland habitats located well away from shoreline willows.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are stenophagous, feeding on willows (Salix spp.) (Wagner et al., 2001). In North Carolina, we have observed the species feeding on Black Willow (S. nigra). - View
Observation Methods: Comes well to blacklights but we have no records from bait.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: Found across the state in a variety of wetlands, including disturbed sites such as borrow pits, reservoir shorelines, and drainage ditches. Associated with common, pioneering host plants. Apparently secure within the state.

 Photo Gallery for Digrammia gnophosaria - Hollow-spotted Angle

66 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-04-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2025-04-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-09-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-05
Orange Co.
Comment: on Black Willow
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-05
Orange Co.
Comment: on Black Willow		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-21
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-09
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-19
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-06
Alleghany Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-29
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-02-28
Mecklenburg Co.
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