Moths of North Carolina
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139 NC Records

Tetracis crocallata Guenée, [1858] - Yellow Slant-line Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: OurapteryginiP3 Number: 911400.00 MONA Number: 6963.00
Comments: One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America (Ferris and Schmidt, 2010), two of which are found in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Both species of Tetracis that occur in North Carolina are moderately large, angular-winged Geometrids. The ground color is uniformly pale and the forewings are marked with a single straight line (postmedian) that crosses their forewings from inner margin to the apex or to the costa just in front of the apex. Other similarly sized, pale Geometrids with a strong transverse line either have more than one line or the line terminates or makes a sharp bend before it reaches the apex. Tetracis crocallata is more yellowish than cahexiata, frequently dusted with light brown, and possesses discal dots that are missing in cahexiata. The transverse line is characteristically darker brown and more contrasting in crocallata than in cahexiata.
Adult Structural Features: Antennae are filiform in both sexes, although the males' are somewhat fasciculate.
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.
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, woodlands, and wooded swamps (Wagner et al., 2001). Our records come from swamp forests in the Coastal Plain; riparian, shoreline, and mesic forests in the Piedmont; and riparian and cove forests in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on a wide variety of hardwood trees, including alder, birch, boxelder, cherry, chestnut, elderberry, sumac, and willow (Wagner et al., 2001).
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Tetracis crocallata - Yellow Slant-line Moth

Photos: 28

Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-03
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-07-25
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-07-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-04-30
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-29
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-22
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-18
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-10
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2019-08-09
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-05-03
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2018-08-01
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-07-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2018-07-14
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-04-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf on 2015-06-05
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: T. Nergart on 2015-06-01
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-05-10
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: T. Nergart on 2015-04-17
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-05-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-05
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2013-08-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-05-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-05-31
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-05-09
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2011-08-31
Camden Co.
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