Moths of North Carolina
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13 NC Records

Sicya macularia (Harris, 1850) - Sharp-lined Yellow Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Ourapterygini		P3 Number:
91a1285		 MONA Number:
6912.00		 Other Common Name:
Two-pronged Looper
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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.
Sicya macularia
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: Forests and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001). Our records come from riparian and cove forests, bogs, and high elevation forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are generalist feeders. Recorded hosts include maple (Acer), alder (Alnus), birch (Betula), New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus), ash (Fraxinus), poplar (Populus), cinquefoil (Potentilla), currant (Ribes), willow (Salix), meadowsweet (Spiraea), and blueberry (Vaccinium); reports from conifers need confirmation (Wagner et al., 2001). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 Sicya macularia - Sharp-lined Yellow Moth

Photos: 5

Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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