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Euchlaena marginaria (Minot, 1869) - Ochre Euchlaena

Euchlaena marginaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Angeronini		P3 Number:
91a1214		 MONA Number:
6734.00
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 Markings: Similar to Euchlaena deductaria but the wings are light cream or clay colored and the outer third of the wings are either darker than the rest of the wing or are clay-colored rather than luteous (Forbes, 1948). The postmedian on the hindwings is often obscure, with the straight and looped portion never both well-defined.
Adult Structural Features: The hindwings are scarcely dentate in the males and only weakly dentate in the females (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 marginariaAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many woody species. Wagner et al. (2001) specifically mention alder (Alnus), ash (Fraxinus), basswood (Tilia), birch (Betula), dogwood (Cornus), elm (Ulmus), maple (Acer), New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus), persimmon (Diospyros), Viburnum, and willow (Salix). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 marginaria - Ochre Euchlaena

Photos: 3
Euchlaena marginariaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-04-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena marginariaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-23
Cumberland Co.
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Euchlaena marginariaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-05-14
Cabarrus Co.
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