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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-Fairy moths
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-Batrachedrid Moths
BEDELLIIDAE-Bedelliid Moths
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-Metalmark Moths
COLEOPHORIDAE-Casebearer Moths and Relatives
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-Cosmopterigid Moths
COSSIDAE-Carpenter Moths, Goat Moths
CRAMBIDAE-Grass Moths, Snout Moths
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-Hook-tips and Thyatirid Moths
ELACHISTIDAE-Grassminer Moths and Relatives
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-Gelechiid Moths; Twirler Moths
GEOMETRIDAE-Geometer Moths, Loopers
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-Sedge Moths
GRACILLARIIDAE-Leafblotch miner moths
HELIOZELIDAE-Shield bearer moths
HEPIALIDAE-Ghost or Swift Moths
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-Tent Caterpillar Moths, Lappet Moths
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-Slug Caterpillar Moths
LYONETIIDAE-Lyonetiid Moths
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-Mandibulate Moths
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-Minute leaf miners
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-Prominents
OECOPHORIDAE-Oecophorid Moths
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-Diamondback Moths
PRODOXIDAE-Yucca Moths
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-Plume Moths
PYRALIDAE-Pyralid Moths, Snout Moths
SATURNIIDAE-Giant Silkworm Moths
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-Schreckensteiniid Moths
SESIIDAE-Clearwing Moths
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-Window-winged Moths
TINEIDAE-Clothes moths
TISCHERIIDAE-Tischerid Moths
TORTRICIDAE-Leafroller Moths
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-Urodid Moths
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-Ermine Moths
YPSOLOPHIDAE-Ypsolophid Moths
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Geometridae Members:
Acasis viridata
Aethalura intertexta
Alsophila pometaria
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Antepione thisoaria
Anticlea multiferata
Anticlea vasiliata
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria
Besma endropiaria
Besma quercivoraria
Biston betularia
Cabera erythemaria
Cabera quadrifasciaria
Cabera variolaria
Campaea perlata
Caripeta angustiorata
Caripeta aretaria
Caripeta divisata
Caripeta piniata
Cepphis armataria
Cepphis decoloraria
Ceratonyx satanaria
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Chloropteryx tepperaria
Cladara atroliturata
Cladara limitaria
Cladara unidentified species
Cleora projecta
Cleora sublunaria
Cleora unidentified species
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Cyclophora myrtaria
Cyclophora nanaria
Cyclophora new species 1 nr. culicaria
Cyclophora packardi
Cyclophora pendulinaria
Cyclophora unidentified species
Cymatophora approximaria
Dichorda iridaria
Digrammia continuata
Digrammia eremiata
Digrammia gnophosaria
Digrammia ocellinata
Digrammia ordinata
Disclisioprocta stellata
Dyspteris abortivaria
Dysstroma citrata
Dysstroma hersiliata
Dysstroma truncata
Ectropis crepuscularia
Ennomos magnaria
Ennomos subsignaria
Entephria lagganata
Entephria separata
Epimecis hortaria
Epirrhoe alternata
Epirrita autumnata
Episemasia solitaria
Erannis tiliaria
Erastria coloraria
Erastria cruentaria
Eubaphe mendica
Eubaphe meridiana
Euchlaena amoenaria
Euchlaena deductaria
Euchlaena effecta
Euchlaena irraria
Euchlaena johnsonaria
Euchlaena madusaria
Euchlaena marginaria
Euchlaena milnei
Euchlaena muzaria
Euchlaena obtusaria
Euchlaena serrata
Euchlaena tigrinaria
Euchlaena unidentified species
Eufidonia convergaria
Eufidonia notataria
Eufidonia unidentified species
Eugonobapta nivosaria
Eulithis diversilineata
Eulithis explanata
Eulithis gracilineata
Eulithis molliculata
Eulithis propulsata
Eulithis unidentified species
Eumacaria madopata
Euphyia intermediata
Eupithecia absinthiata
Eupithecia affinata
Eupithecia broui
Eupithecia cimicifugata
Eupithecia cocoata
Eupithecia coloradensis
Eupithecia columbiata
Eupithecia exudata
Eupithecia fletcherata
Eupithecia herefordaria
Eupithecia indistincta
Eupithecia jejunata
Eupithecia lariciata
Eupithecia matheri
Eupithecia miserulata
Eupithecia mutata
Eupithecia palpata
Eupithecia peckorum
Eupithecia perfusca
Eupithecia regina
Eupithecia russeliata
Eupithecia satyrata
Eupithecia subfuscata
Eupithecia swettii
Eupithecia tripunctaria
Eupithecia unidentified species
Eusarca confusaria
Eusarca fundaria
Eusarca packardaria
Eutrapela clemataria
Exelis pyrolaria
Gandaritis atricolorata
Geometrinae unidentified species
Glena cognataria
Glena cribrataria
Glena plumosaria
Glenoides texanaria
Gueneria similaria
Haematopis grataria
Heliomata cycladata
Heliomata infulata
Hesperumia sulphuraria
Heterophleps refusaria
Heterophleps triguttaria
Homochlodes fritillaria
Horisme intestinata
Hydrelia albifera
Hydrelia condensata
Hydrelia inornata
Hydrelia lucata
Hydrelia unidentified species
Hydria unidentified species
Hydriomena divisaria
Hydriomena exculpata
Hydriomena pluviata
Hydriomena renunciata
Hydriomena transfigurata
Hydriomena unidentified species
Hypagyrtis brendae
Hypagyrtis esther
Hypagyrtis unidentified species
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
Hypomecis buchholzaria
Hypomecis gnopharia_umbrosaria complex
Hypomecis longipectinaria
Hypomecis umbrosaria
Hypomecis unidentified species
Idaea bonifata
Idaea celtima
Idaea demissaria
Idaea eremiata
Idaea furciferata
Idaea hilliata
Idaea micropterata
Idaea obfusaria
Idaea ostentaria
Idaea productata
Idaea scintillularia
Idaea tacturata
Idaea violacearia
Ilexia intractata
Iridopsis cypressaria
Iridopsis defectaria
Iridopsis ephyraria
Iridopsis humaria
Iridopsis larvaria
Iridopsis pergracilis
Iridopsis unidentified species
Iridopsis vellivolata
Lambdina canitiaria
Lambdina fervidaria
Lambdina fiscellaria
Lambdina pellucidaria
Lambdina unidentified species
Leptostales crossii
Leptostales ferruminaria
Leptostales laevitaria
Leptostales pannaria
Lobocleta ossularia
Lobocleta peralbata
Lobocleta plemyraria
Lobocleta unidentified species
Lobophora nivigerata
Lomographa glomeraria
Lomographa semiclarata
Lomographa vestaliata
Lophosis labeculata
Lycia ypsilon
Lytrosis heitzmanorum
Lytrosis permagnaria
Lytrosis sinuosa
Lytrosis unitaria
Macaria aemulataria
Macaria aemulataria-promiscuata
Macaria aequiferaria
Macaria bicolorata
Macaria bisignata
Macaria distribuaria
Macaria fissinotata
Macaria granitata
Macaria minorata
Macaria multilineata
Macaria pinistrobata
Macaria promiscuata
Macaria pustularia
Macaria signaria
Macaria subcessaria
Macaria transitaria
Macaria ulsterata
Macaria unidentified species
Macaria varadaria
Martania basaliata
Melanolophia canadaria
Melanolophia signataria
Melanolophia unidentified species
Mellilla xanthometata
Mesoleuca ruficillata
Metanema determinata
Metanema inatomaria
Metarranthis amyrisaria
Metarranthis angularia
Metarranthis duaria
Metarranthis homuraria
Metarranthis hypochraria
Metarranthis indeclinata
Metarranthis lateritiaria
Metarranthis mollicularia
Metarranthis obfirmaria
Metarranthis pilosaria
Metarranthis refractaria
Metarranthis unidentified species
Nematocampa baggettaria
Nematocampa resistaria
Nemoria bifilata
Nemoria bistriaria
Nemoria elfa
Nemoria lixaria
Nemoria mimosaria
Nemoria outina
Nemoria rubrifrontaria
Nemoria saturiba
Nemoria tuscarora
Nemoria unidentified species
Nepytia canosaria
Nepytia semiclusaria
Nepytia unidentified species
Operophtera bruceata
Orthofidonia exornata
Orthofidonia flavivenata
Orthofidonia tinctaria
Orthonama obstipata
Paleacrita merriccata
Paleacrita vernata
Pasiphila rectangulata
Patalene olyzonaria
Pero ancetaria
Pero antidiscaria
Pero honestaria
Pero morrisonaria
Pero unidentified species
Pero zalissaria
Petrophora divisata
Petrophora subaequaria
Phaeoura quernaria
Phigalia denticulata
Phigalia strigataria
Phigalia titea
Phigalia unidentified species
Pimaphera sparsaria
Plagodis alcoolaria
Plagodis fervidaria
Plagodis kuetzingi
Plagodis phlogosaria
Plagodis pulveraria
Plagodis serinaria
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Probole amicaria
Probole nepiasaria
Prochoerodes lineola
Protitame unidentified species
Protitame virginalis
Protoboarmia porcelaria
Psamatodes abydata
Rheumaptera hastata
Rheumaptera meadii
Rheumaptera prunivorata
Rheumaptera undulata
Rheumaptera undulata-prunivorata
Scopula aemulata
Scopula cacuminaria
Scopula compensata
Scopula inductata
Scopula lautaria
Scopula limboundata
Scopula ordinata
Scopula purata
Selenia alciphearia
Selenia kentaria
Sicya macularia
Spargania magnoliata
Sphacelodes vulneraria
Stamnodes gibbicostata
Stenoporpia polygrammaria
Synchlora aerata
Synchlora frondaria
Synchlora unidentified species
Tacparia detersata
Tacparia zalissaria
Tetracis cachexiata
Tetracis crocallata
Thalera pistasciaria
Timandra amaturaria
Tornos abjectarius
Tornos cinctarius
Tornos scolopacinaria
Trichodezia albovittata
Trigrammia quadrinotaria
Venusia cambrica
Venusia comptaria
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Xanthorhoe iduata
Xanthorhoe labradorensis
Xanthorhoe labradorensis-packardata complex
Xanthorhoe lacustrata
Xanthorhoe packardata
Xanthorhoe unidentified species
Xanthotype attenuaria
Xanthotype rufaria
Xanthotype sospeta
Xanthotype unidentified species
Xanthotype urticaria
Erannis
Members:
Erannis tiliaria
47 NC Records
Erannis tiliaria
(Harris, 1841) - Linden Looper Moth
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Males, left: November 23, 2016, Ashe County, J.B. Sullivan; right: November 15, 2016, Ashe County, J.B. Sullivan.
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Bistonini
P3 Number:
91a1070
MONA Number:
6665.00
Comments:
This genus, comprising some 9-12 species depending upon how various subspecies are treated, is limited to the northern parts of America, Europe, Turkey and Japan, with most species concentrated in Russia. One species occurs in North America, including North Carolina.
Species Status:
A North Carolina specimen has been barcoded and matches those from Canada.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Forbes (1948)
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
Forbes (1948); Wagner et al. (2001); Wagner (2005)
Adult Markings:
The male is a large brown, almost translucent species unlike anything else in our fauna. The female is virtually wingless, black and white.
Wingspan:
40 mm (Forbes, 1948)
Adult Structural Features:
Only male specimens have been captured in North Carolina and their genitalia are distinct. It is unlikely that adults would be confused with any other in our fauna based on external features, and the same is true of the male genitalia.
Structural photos
Male reproductive structures. Specimen collected November 9, 2001, Macon County, dissected by J.B. Sullivan
Aedeagus. Specimen collected November 9, 2001, Macon County, dissected by J.B. Sullivan
Abdominal pelt. Specimen collected November 9, 2001, Macon County, dissected by J.B. Sullivan
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
Caterpillars are distinct, yellowish ventrally, blackish or brownish dorsally with narrow longitudinal stripes. Eggs are placed on trunks and hatch early in the following spring.
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Most of our records are from the central and southern mountains at lower to mid-elevations. As of 2021, we have only two records from above 4000', along with one from the Coastal Plain.
County Map:
Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
Click on graph to enlarge
Flight Comments:
The moth is on the wing during warmer nights in November, long after most observers have stopped photographing and collecting, particularly in the Mountains.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
The majority of our records come from the Mountains at relatively low elevations, with habitats consisting primarily of hardwood forests growing on slopes and ridges. One record also comes from around 6,000' at a site with stands of northern hardwoods. We also have one sight record from the Outer Coastal Plain from a low-lying site.
Larval Host Plants:
Polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of woody shrubs and trees. Wagner (2005) specifically lists maple (
Acer
), serviceberry (
Amelanchier
), birch (
Betula
), American Hornbeam (
Carpinus caroliniana
), hickory (
Carya
), hazel (
Corylus
), ash (
Fraxinus
), apple (
Malus
), poplar (
Populus
), cherry (
Prunus
), oak (
Quercus
), rose (
Rosa
), willow (
Salix
), American Basswood (
Tilia americana
), elm (
Ulmus
), and blueberry (
Vaccinium
). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on Sugar Maple (
Acer saccharum
) and Black Willow (
Salix nigra
). -
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Observation Methods:
Males come to light readily but we have no records of them coming to bait. The wingless females should be looked for on the trunks of trees.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
Montane Dry-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
G4? [SU]
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
We have relatively few records for this species, possibly due to its late flight period. It does not appear to be a strong habitat specialist, however, and apparently uses a wide range of host plants. While that would seem to make it fairly secure within the state, more needs to be learned about its distribution and use of particular host plants and habitats before its conservation status can be accurately assessed.
Photo Gallery for
Erannis tiliaria
- Linden Looper Moth
36 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-12-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-11-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-25
Graham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-11-27
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-11-25
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-12-22
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-12-10
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-12-08
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-12-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-11-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-11-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-12-10
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-11-22
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-11-21
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-12-16
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-12-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-12-09
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: on 2019-11-30
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2019-11-30
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2019-11-30
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2018-12-14
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Timothy Deering on 2018-12-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-12-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-12-01
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-11-30
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: T. Nergart on 2014-12-13
Transylvania Co.
Comment: