Moths of North Carolina
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18 NC Records

Xanthotype attenuaria Swett, 1918 - No Common Name


Xanthotype attenuaria
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Angeronini
P3 Number:
91a1224
MONA Number:
6744.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Rindge (1978)                                                                                 
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 attenuaria
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: Our records come primarily from mesic and bottomland hardwood forests in the Coastal Plain.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown (Rindge, 1978). There is a BugGuide record (George Smiley, 2023) of a larva reared from White Panicle Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) in Texas, but it is not clear how the species was verified. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Wet-Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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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Photos: 4

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-09-11
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-09-10
Warren Co.
Comment: Confirmed via specimen by Bo Sullivan