Moths of North Carolina
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
« Home »
View PDFGeometridae Members: Aethalura Members: 76 NC Records

Aethalura intertexta (Walker, 1860) - Four-barred Gray

Aethalura intertextaAethalura intertextaAethalura intertexta
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Boarmiini		P3 Number:
91a1050		 MONA Number:
6570.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 2.1 - 2.5 cm (Covell, 1984)
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Aethalura intertextaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on alder (Alnus) and birch (Betula) (Wagner et al., 2001). Heppner (2003) also lists columbine (Aquilegia), elm (Ulmus), honeysuckle (Lonicera), oak (Quercus), poplar (Populus), privet (Ligustrum), and willow (Salix). Which of these host plants is used in North Carolina is unknown. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Aethalura intertexta - Four-barred Gray

Photos: 18
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-08
Madison Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-04-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-22
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-19
Graham Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-06-22
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-06-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Ed Corey on 2015-05-16
Alleghany Co.
Comment:
Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-05-01
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Aethalura intertextaRecorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2011-06-08
Ashe Co.
Comment: