Moths of North Carolina
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Eugonobapta nivosaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Snowy Geometer

Eugonobapta nivosariaEugonobapta nivosaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Ourapterygini		P3 Number:
91a1408		 MONA Number:
6965.00
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.
Eugonobapta nivosariaAlamance 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: Forests and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001). Our records come from cove forests, high elevation forests, bogs, and montane riparian habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are broadly polyphagous, feeding on many hardwood trees and shrubs, including cherry (Prunus) and dogwood (Cornus), as well as forbs such as blue cohosh (Caulophyllum), meadow-rue (Thalictrum), and sweet-cicely (Osmorhiza) (Wagner et al., 2001). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Eugonobapta nivosaria - Snowy Geometer

Photos: 11
Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
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Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-28
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-06-29
Transylvania Co.
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Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-20
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-06
Madison Co.
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Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2019-06-30
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-06-21
Transylvania Co.
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Eugonobapta nivosariaRecorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-26
Ashe Co.
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