Moths of North Carolina
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223 NC Records

Lomographa vestaliata (Guenée, [1858]) - White Spring Moth

Lomographa vestaliataLomographa vestaliata
view caption 		Lomographa vestaliataLomographa vestaliata
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: BaptiniP3 Number: 91a1147 MONA Number: 6667.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a variety of woody Rosaceous species, with other hardwoods listed possibly in error (Wagner, 2005) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-19
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-07-28
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2023-06-15
Moore Co.
Comment: Larvae were common on Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia); six adults were reared.