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Euchlaena serrata (Drury, 1770) - Saw-wing Moth

Euchlaena serrataEuchlaena serrataEuchlaena serrata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Angeronini		P3 Number:
91a1204		 MONA Number:
6724.00		 Other Common Name:
The Saw-wing
Comments: One of sixteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016), twelve of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: This species is characterized by its bright, straw yellow ground color, chocolate-brown border, and a postmedian line that runs fairly straight and oblique across the wing (Forbes, 1948).
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.
Euchlaena serrataAlamance 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 all come from hardwood forests, including some from high elevations and others from below 2,000 feet.
Larval Host Plants: Covell (1984) lists apple (Malus), blueberry (Vaccinium), and maple (Acer) as host plants. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Euchlaena serrata - Saw-wing Moth

Photos: 4
Euchlaena serrataRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena serrataRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-07
Graham Co.
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Euchlaena serrataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena serrataRecorded by: Doug Blatny, Jackie Nelson on 2010-09-04
Ashe Co.
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