Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFGeometridae Members:
Euchlaena Members:
1 NC Records

Euchlaena effecta (Walker, 1860) - Effective Euchlaena

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: AngeroniniP3 Number: 91a1208 MONA Number: 6728.00
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: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include Sweet-fern (Comptonia peregrina), White Ash (Fraxinus americana), Black Cherry (Prunus serotina), Choke Cherry (P. virginiana), rose (Rosa), willow (Salix), meadowsweet (Spiraea), blueberry (Vaccinium), and Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) (Craighead et al., 1950; Robinson et al., 2010). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W3]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [SH]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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