Moths of North Carolina
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66 NC Records

Tacparia zalissaria Walker, 1860 - No Common Name


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: LithininiP3 Number: 911237.00 MONA Number: 6805.00
Comments: A wholly North American genus containing three species, two of these occur in North Carolina. The third species ranges south to New Jersey. The genus was studied by Rupert (1949) and Ferguson (1973).
Species Status: Specimens from North Carolina and Florida have been examined. They fall into two apparent species clusters, one with specimens from North Carolina and Florida, one with specimens only from North Carolina. This complex is currently under study.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Rupert (1949); Ferguson (1973)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: While vaguely similar to a number of other Geometrid species, they are distinct enough in coloration to be correctly identified based on maculation. Two color forms, gray and brown (Ferguson, 1973), occur in North Carolina.
Adult Structural Features: Both male and female genitalia are distinct and should not be confused with any other known species. Females have thinner antennal shafts than the males.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are apparently undescribed (Ferguson, 1973). Larvae provided by Ferguson to Rupert (1949) who described them as belonging to T. zalissaria, were later stated by Ferguson to actually belong to T. atropunctata.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: All of our records come from the Outer Coastal Plain.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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