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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
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AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
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BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Geometridae Members:
Acasis viridata
Aethalura intertexta
Alsophila pometaria
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Antepione thisoaria
Anticlea multiferata
Anticlea vasiliata
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria
Besma endropiaria
Besma quercivoraria
Biston betularia
Cabera erythemaria
Cabera quadrifasciaria
Cabera variolaria
Campaea perlata
Caripeta angustiorata
Caripeta aretaria
Caripeta divisata
Caripeta piniata
Cepphis armataria
Cepphis decoloraria
Ceratonyx satanaria
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Chloropteryx tepperaria
Cladara atroliturata
Cladara limitaria
Cladara unidentified species
Cleora projecta
Cleora sublunaria
Cleora unidentified species
Coryphista meadii
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Cyclophora myrtaria
Cyclophora nanaria
Cyclophora new species 1 nr. culicaria
Cyclophora packardi
Cyclophora pendulinaria
Cyclophora unidentified species
Cymatophora approximaria
Dichorda iridaria
Digrammia continuata
Digrammia eremiata
Digrammia gnophosaria
Digrammia ocellinata
Digrammia ordinata
Disclisioprocta stellata
Dyspteris abortivaria
Dysstroma citrata
Dysstroma hersiliata
Dysstroma truncata
Ecliptopera atricolorata
Ectropis crepuscularia
Ennomos magnaria
Ennomos subsignaria
Entephria lagganata
Entephria separata
Epimecis hortaria
Epirrhoe alternata
Epirrita autumnata
Episemasia solitaria
Erannis tiliaria
Erastria coloraria
Erastria cruentaria
Eubaphe mendica
Eubaphe meridiana
Euchlaena amoenaria
Euchlaena deductaria
Euchlaena effecta
Euchlaena irraria
Euchlaena johnsonaria
Euchlaena madusaria
Euchlaena marginaria
Euchlaena milnei
Euchlaena muzaria
Euchlaena obtusaria
Euchlaena serrata
Euchlaena tigrinaria
Euchlaena unidentified species
Eufidonia convergaria
Eufidonia notataria
Eufidonia unidentified species
Eugonobapta nivosaria
Eulithis diversilineata
Eulithis explanata
Eulithis gracilineata
Eulithis molliculata
Eulithis propulsata
Eulithis unidentified species
Eumacaria madopata
Euphyia intermediata
Eupithecia absinthiata
Eupithecia affinata
Eupithecia broui
Eupithecia cimicifugata
Eupithecia cocoata
Eupithecia coloradensis
Eupithecia columbiata
Eupithecia exudata
Eupithecia fletcherata
Eupithecia herefordaria
Eupithecia indistincta
Eupithecia jejunata
Eupithecia lariciata
Eupithecia matheri
Eupithecia miserulata
Eupithecia mutata
Eupithecia palpata
Eupithecia peckorum
Eupithecia perfusca
Eupithecia regina
Eupithecia russeliata
Eupithecia satyrata
Eupithecia subfuscata
Eupithecia swettii
Eupithecia tripunctaria
Eupithecia unidentified species
Eusarca confusaria
Eusarca fundaria
Eusarca packardaria
Eutrapela clemataria
Exelis pyrolaria
Geometrinae unidentified species
Glena cognataria
Glena cribrataria
Glena plumosaria
Glenoides texanaria
Gueneria similaria
Haematopis grataria
Heliomata cycladata
Heliomata infulata
Hesperumia sulphuraria
Heterophleps refusaria
Heterophleps triguttaria
Hethemia pistasciaria
Homochlodes fritillaria
Horisme intestinata
Hydrelia albifera
Hydrelia condensata
Hydrelia inornata
Hydrelia lucata
Hydrelia unidentified species
Hydria prunivorata
Hydria undulata
Hydria unidentified species
Hydriomena divisaria
Hydriomena exculpata
Hydriomena pluviata
Hydriomena renunciata
Hydriomena transfigurata
Hydriomena unidentified species
Hypagyrtis brendae
Hypagyrtis esther
Hypagyrtis unidentified species
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
Hypomecis buchholzaria
Hypomecis gnopharia_umbrosaria complex
Hypomecis longipectinaria
Hypomecis umbrosaria
Hypomecis unidentified species
Idaea bonifata
Idaea celtima
Idaea demissaria
Idaea eremiata
Idaea furciferata
Idaea hilliata
Idaea micropterata
Idaea obfusaria
Idaea ostentaria
Idaea productata
Idaea scintillularia
Idaea tacturata
Idaea violacearia
Ilexia intractata
Iridopsis cypressaria
Iridopsis defectaria
Iridopsis ephyraria
Iridopsis humaria
Iridopsis larvaria
Iridopsis pergracilis
Iridopsis unidentified species
Iridopsis vellivolata
Lambdina canitiaria
Lambdina fervidaria
Lambdina fiscellaria
Lambdina pellucidaria
Lambdina unidentified species
Leptostales crossii
Leptostales ferruminaria
Leptostales laevitaria
Leptostales pannaria
Lobocleta ossularia
Lobocleta peralbata
Lobocleta plemyraria
Lobocleta unidentified species
Lobophora nivigerata
Lomographa glomeraria
Lomographa semiclarata
Lomographa vestaliata
Lophosis labeculata
Lycia ypsilon
Lytrosis heitzmanorum
Lytrosis permagnaria
Lytrosis sinuosa
Lytrosis unitaria
Macaria aemulataria
Macaria aemulataria-promiscuata
Macaria aequiferaria
Macaria bicolorata
Macaria bisignata
Macaria distribuaria
Macaria fissinotata
Macaria granitata
Macaria minorata
Macaria multilineata
Macaria notata
Macaria pinistrobata
Macaria promiscuata
Macaria signaria
Macaria transitaria
Macaria unidentified species
Melanolophia canadaria
Melanolophia signataria
Melanolophia unidentified species
Mellilla xanthometata
Mesoleuca ruficillata
Metanema determinata
Metanema inatomaria
Metarranthis amyrisaria
Metarranthis angularia
Metarranthis duaria
Metarranthis homuraria
Metarranthis hypochraria
Metarranthis indeclinata
Metarranthis lateritiaria
Metarranthis mollicularia
Metarranthis obfirmaria
Metarranthis pilosaria
Metarranthis refractaria
Nematocampa baggettaria
Nematocampa resistaria
Nemoria bifilata
Nemoria bistriaria
Nemoria elfa
Nemoria lixaria
Nemoria mimosaria
Nemoria outina
Nemoria rubrifrontaria
Nemoria saturiba
Nemoria tuscarora
Nemoria unidentified species
Nepytia canosaria
Nepytia semiclusaria
Nepytia unidentified species
Operophtera bruceata
Orthofidonia exornata
Orthofidonia flavivenata
Orthofidonia tinctaria
Orthonama obstipata
Paleacrita merriccata
Paleacrita vernata
Pasiphila rectangulata
Patalene olyzonaria
Perizoma basaliata
Pero ancetaria
Pero honestaria
Pero morrisonaria
Pero unidentified species
Pero zalissaria
Petrophora divisata
Petrophora subaequaria
Phaeoura quernaria
Phigalia denticulata
Phigalia strigataria
Phigalia titea
Phigalia unidentified species
Pimaphera sparsaria
Plagodis alcoolaria
Plagodis fervidaria
Plagodis kuetzingi
Plagodis phlogosaria
Plagodis pulveraria
Plagodis serinaria
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Probole amicaria
Probole nepiasaria
Prochoerodes lineola
Protitame unidentified species
Protitame virginalis
Protoboarmia porcelaria
Psamatodes abydata
Rheumaptera hastata
Scopula aemulata
Scopula cacuminaria
Scopula compensata
Scopula inductata
Scopula lautaria
Scopula limboundata
Scopula ordinata
Scopula purata
Selenia alciphearia
Selenia kentaria
Sicya macularia
Spargania magnoliata
Speranza pustularia
Speranza subcessaria
Speranza varadaria
Sphacelodes vulneraria
Stamnodes gibbicostata
Stenaspilatodes antidiscaria
Stenoporpia polygrammaria
Synchlora aerata
Synchlora frondaria
Synchlora unidentified species
Tacparia detersata
Tacparia zalissaria
Tetracis cachexiata
Tetracis crocallata
Timandra amaturaria
Tornos abjectarius
Tornos cinctarius
Tornos scolopacinaria
Trichodezia albovittata
Trigrammia quadrinotaria
Venusia cambrica
Venusia comptaria
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Xanthorhoe iduata
Xanthorhoe labradorensis
Xanthorhoe labradorensis-packardata complex
Xanthorhoe lacustrata
Xanthorhoe packardata
Xanthorhoe unidentified species
Xanthotype attenuaria
Xanthotype rufaria
Xanthotype sospeta
Xanthotype unidentified species
Xanthotype urticaria
Antepione
Members:
Antepione thisoaria
144 NC Records
Antepione thisoaria
(Guenée, [1858]) - Variable Antepione Moth
view caption
Seasonal and sexual variations. Males: left top: June 29, 2016, Ashe County, J.B. Sullivan; left bottom: May 6, 1997, Stokes County, J.B. Sullivan. Females: right top: July 30, 2000, Ashe County, J.B. Sullivan; right middle: July 9, 1997, Stokes County, J.B. Sullivan; right bottom: May 6, 1997, Stokes County, J.B. Sullivan. Photo by J.B. Sullivan
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Ourapterygini
P3 Number:
911437.00
MONA Number:
6987.00
Comments:
Eight species have been described in the genus, which ranges from Canada south at least to Costa Rica. Most species are found in our western states but one ranges from Costa Rica to North Carolina and northward.
Species Status:
Specimens from North Carolina are similar to those from eastern US and eastern southern Canada. Variability in bar codes is minimum. There are synonyms of this species described from Guatemala and Costa Rica but the US records as displayed in Moth Photography Group would lead one to believe they are probably not conspecific with our species. According to Ferris (2010),
thisoaria
does not occur west of east Texas (95th meridian) and does not overlap with the western
Antepione imitata
.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Forbes (1948, as
Sabulodes thisoaria
); Ferris (2010)
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
Forbes (1948); Wagner et al. (2001); Wagner (2005)
Adult Markings:
Sexes are highly variable, with different seasonal and sexual forms. Members of the spring brood are typically grayish brown or all pale, whereas in the summer brood, individuals are marked with bright yellow (Forbes, 1948). Males usually have a brown shade past the postmedian line, which is usually distinct; in the summer brood, males are typically two-toned. Females usually are more concolorous, with a less distinct postmedian but with one or two dark spots along that line at the inner margin (Forbes, 1948). Most forms have a distinct apical patch, but that is usually much more contrasting in the females.
Wingspan:
35 mm (Forbes, 1948)
Adult Structural Features:
Genitalia are distinct in both sexes, differing from any species in our area likely to be confused with this
Antepione
Structural photos
Male reproductive structures. Specimen collected July 5, 2016, Wilkes County, by J.B. Sullivan
Aedeagus. Specimen collected July 5, 2016, Wilkes County, by J.B. Sullivan
Female reproductive structures. Specimen collected May 3, 2000, Ashe County, by J.B. Sullivan
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The caterpillars are stick mimics that are highly variable in color. Like
Prochoerodes
and the two
Tetracis
species, the larvae are characterized by flattened heads, thickened segments, and prominent warts. Larvae of all three of these genera may be confused with one another, although the technical criteria described by Wagner et al. (2001) may help identify them.
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Most of our records come from the Mountains but there are also records from two Monadnocks in the western Piedmont, both of which have habitats similar to those found in the Blue Ridge
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)
Click on graph to enlarge
Flight Comments:
Has two distinct broods per year
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Our records come from a variety of montane habitats, including monadnock forests in the Piedmont, and both dry ridges -- including rock outcrops -- and mesic forests in the Mountains. The elevational range is also quite large, ranging from below 2,000 ft at Crowders Mountain in the Piedmont to over 5,000 ft in the Great Smokies, Great Balsams, and Grandfather Mountain.
Larval Host Plants:
Larvae are reported from a wide variety of host plants including, but probably not limited to, alder, apple, cherry, ninebark, persimmon, sumac, viburnum (Wagner et al., 2001), and blackberry (Wagner, 2005). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. -
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Observation Methods:
This species comes well to lights and may come to bait, although we have no records for it doing so. Occasionally flushed during the day.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
Montane Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
G5 [S5]
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
This species occurs widely throughout the Mountains, extending also into the western Piedmont. It is associated with both a large range of host plants and habitats within that region and appears to be quite secure within the state.
Photo Gallery for
Antepione thisoaria
- Variable Antepione Moth
Photos: 26
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-04-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-07-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-07-02
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-05-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-08-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-29
Graham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-22
Graham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-07
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2018-07-12
Graham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2018-07-10
Graham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-06-30
McDowell Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-04-15
Burke Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-03-27
McDowell Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-02
Ashe Co.
Comment: Summer brood female
Recorded by: Steve Hall and Ed Corey on 2015-05-17
Wilkes Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: T. Nergart on 2015-05-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: Spring brood male
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-07-17
McDowell Co.
Comment: Summer brood male
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2013-08-04
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-07-29
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-05-02
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jackie Nelson / Doug Blatny on 2011-05-12
Ashe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: E. Corey on 2009-07-22
Burke Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Mays, and L. Williams on 2006-07-24
Rutherford Co.
Comment: