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Metarranthis homuraria (Grote & Robinson, 1868) - Purplish Metarranthis

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Anagogini		P3 Number:
91a1164		 MONA Number:
6828.00
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 Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
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.
Metarranthis homurariaAlamance 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 Hanover 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:
Larval Host Plants: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Metarranthis homuraria - Purplish Metarranthis

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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-24
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-31
Wilson Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-05
Wilson Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-07-19
Durham Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-02
Madison Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-10
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-10
Carteret Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-07
Carteret Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-17
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-04-28
Transylvania Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-27
Carteret Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-01
Carteret Co.
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Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Metarranthis homuraria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-27
Carteret Co.
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