Moths of North Carolina
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Xanthotype rufaria Swett, 1918 - Rufous Geometer

Xanthotype rufaria
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Angeronini		P3 Number:
91a1222		 MONA Number:
6742.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Xanthotype rufaria
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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: North Carolina records come from open, herb-dominated wetlands, shrubby peatlands, and both bottomland and dry stands of hardwoods in the Coastal Plain and from cove forests and high elevation forests in the mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are poorly documented, but J.B. Sullivan had a rearing record from Baccharis in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G3 SNR [S2S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-04-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-04-21
Carteret Co.
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