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Eusarca confusaria Hübner, [1813] - Confused Eusarca

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Ourapterygini		P3 Number:
91a1306		 MONA Number:
6941.00
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: 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.
Eusarca confusariaAlamance 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: Fields and coastal strand communities (Wagner, 2005). Our records come from both open habitats, including Longleaf Pine communities and old fields, but also from a wide range of forested habitats, from Coastal Plain swamps to Northern Hardwoods at high elevations.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a number of composites, including asters, dandelion (Taraxacum), and goldenrod (Solidago); also reported on clover (Trifolium) (Wagner, 2005). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
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 confusaria - Confused Eusarca

 158 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-02
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-30
Madison Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-26
Brunswick Co.
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Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-22
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-18
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-09-11
Gaston Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-09-11
Gaston Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-09-07
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-25
Henderson Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-13
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
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Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-06-16
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14
Rowan Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-05
Moore Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-05
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-22
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Web Tucker on 2025-05-21
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-26
Durham Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-23
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-17
Madison Co.
Comment:
Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-09-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Eusarca confusaria
Recorded by: David George on 2024-09-15
Orange Co.
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