Moths of North Carolina
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Eusarca fundaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Dark-edged Eusarca

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Ourapterygini		P3 Number:
91a1299		 MONA Number:
6933.00
Comments: One of sixteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016), three 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.
Eusarca fundariaAlamance 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: Probably originally confined to Tidewater habitats, where most of our records come from. However, it has also been recorded well into the Piedmont and Mountains, following the spread of its host plant along roadsides and other disturbed habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on Groundsel-tree (Baccharis halimifolia) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Groundsel-tree Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S3S4]
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 Eusarca fundaria - Dark-edged Eusarca

Photos: 24
Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-05-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-14
Carteret Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-10-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-10
Cumberland Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-22
Carteret Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-08
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-21
Carteret Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-27
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-24
Carteret Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-30
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-02-02
Onslow Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Alicia Jackson on 2019-09-03
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-07-30
Onslow Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-09-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Groundsel Bush a few feet away		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2018-09-11
Carteret Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-07-10
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-09-17
Dare Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2010-09-07
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2008-07-04
Carteret Co.
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Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-05-10
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca fundariaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-04-23
Carteret Co.
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