Moths of North Carolina
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Pero zalissaria (Walker, 1860) - Coastal Pero

Pero zalissariaPero zalissariaPero zalissaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Azelinini		P3 Number:
91a1237		 MONA Number:
6752.00
Comments: One of nineteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Poole, 1987; Pohl et al., 2016), four of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Pero zalissariaAlamance 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: North Carolina records come primarily from open, herb-dominated habitats in the Coastal Plain, with many records from maritime dunes on the barrier islands and from flatwoods, savannas, and sand ridges dominated by Longleaf Pines. A few records also come from peatland habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reported to feed on Sweet-gale (Myrica gale) (Robinson et al., 2010), which is restricted to a single location in North Carolina. Given the range of Pero zalissaria, species of Morella are more likely to be the primary hosts in our state. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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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 Photo Gallery for Pero zalissaria - Coastal Pero

Photos: 14
Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-05-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-25
Carteret Co.
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Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pero zalissariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Brunswick Co.
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Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-03-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-05
Carteret Co.
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Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-07
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-13
Carteret Co.
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Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pero zalissariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-02
Carteret Co.
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Pero zalissariaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-21
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Pero zalissariaRecorded by: Ed Corey on 2016-06-25
Washington Co.
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Pero zalissariaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2007-04-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pero zalissariaRecorded by: Newman Randy on 2006-05-03
Carteret Co.
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