Moths of North Carolina
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66 NC Records

Lobocleta peralbata (Packard, 1873) - Speckled Wave

Lobocleta peralbata
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: SterrhiniP3 Number: 91a0050 MONA Number: 7100.00
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.
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: Our records come primarily from sand ridge habitats in the Coastal Plain but we also have records from mafic barrens and woodlands in the Piedmont
Larval Host Plants: Host plants appear to be unknown - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Dry-Xeric Glades and Barrens
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-18
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Bo Sullivan, Todd Pusser on 2020-09-09
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: ASH on 2012-08-27
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: ASH on 2008-06-02
Moore Co.
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