Moths of North Carolina
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49 NC Records

Xanthotype sospeta (Drury, 1773) - Crocus Geometer Moth

Xanthotype sospeta
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: AngeroniniP3 Number: 91a1223 MONA Number: 6743.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
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: North Carolina records come primarily from the Mountains, particularly high elevation forests and cove forests but also from bogs and other herb-dominated habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of woody and herbaceous plants but apparently not on conifers (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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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Recorded by: ASH on 2024-07-17
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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