Moths of North Carolina
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20 NC Records

Metarranthis indeclinata (Walker, 1861) - Pale Metarranthis Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: AnagoginiP3 Number: 911257.00 MONA Number: 6825.00
Comments: One of thirteen species in this genus currently recognized as occurring in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016). Twelve have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Similar to refractaria but indeclilnata but refractaria is slightly larger and the pm line is usually a good indicator. It comes to a real point where the angle breaks and the line up to the costa is longer. All in all it is a more tailored species with all the markings crisper (JBS, pers. obs.)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
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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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Status in North Carolina
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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: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-31
Yancey Co.
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