Moths of North Carolina
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Erastria cruentaria (Hübner, [1799]) - Thin-lined Erastria

Erastria cruentariaErastria cruentaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Caberini		P3 Number:
91a1155		 MONA Number:
6705.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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.
Erastria cruentariaAlamance 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: Our records come from maritime scrub and forest habitats, and swamp forests; blackberry does not seem likely as the common denominator for this particular range of habitats or the restriction of this species to the Coastal Plain.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on blackberry (Wagner et al., 2001). There is a BugGuide record (George Smiley, 2014) for a larva on Supplejack (Berchemia scandens). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S3S4]
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 Erastria cruentaria - Thin-lined Erastria

Photos: 13
Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-07-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-07-20
Carteret Co.
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Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-06-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: Salman Abdulali on 2021-07-10
Pitt Co.
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Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: Steve Taylor on 2021-06-04
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-06
Onslow Co.
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Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-25
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2011-04-20
Beaufort Co.
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Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2011-04-20
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: T. DeSantis on 2010-06-27
Camden Co.
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Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: T. DeSantis on 2010-04-05
Camden Co.
Comment: 		Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: T. DeSantis on 2010-03-21
Camden Co.
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Erastria cruentariaRecorded by: Salman Abdulali on 2008-05-06
Pitt Co.
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