Moths of North Carolina
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41 NC Records

Lomographa glomeraria (Grote, 1881) - Gray Spring Moth

Lomographa glomerariaLomographa glomeraria
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: BaptiniP3 Number: 91a1148 MONA Number: 6668.00
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2001) list shrubby fields, woodlands, and forest as habitat for this species. Our records come mainly from montane hardwood forests but there are also a few from mixed habitats, including residential neighborhoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Cherry, Hawthorn, and possibly other species in the Rosaceae (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane 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.
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 Photo Gallery for Lomographa glomeraria - Gray Spring Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-03-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-02-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-03-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-03-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-03-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-03-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-03-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-03-20
Cabarrus Co.
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