Moths of North Carolina
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Lobocleta peralbata (Packard, 1873) - Speckled Wave

Lobocleta peralbataLobocleta peralbata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Sterrhini		P3 Number:
91a0050		 MONA Number:
7100.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color of the wings is pure white, as is the head, including the interantennal bar (Forbes, 1948). The postmedial and subterminal lines are buff and irregular, rather than black and regularly waved as in <>Idaea obfusaria.
Wingspan: 13 mm (Forbes, 1948)
Genitalia and other structural photos
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.
Lobocleta peralbataAlamance 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 Hanover 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: 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 are poorly known, but there is a BugGuide record (Charles Melton, 2018) for a larva on Bigelow's Bristlehead (Carphochaete bigelovii) in Arizona. The hosts used in North Carolina are unknown. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Dry-Xeric Glades and Barrens
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [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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 Photo Gallery for Lobocleta peralbata - Speckled Wave

Photos: 9
Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-08-29
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-07-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-18
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Bo Sullivan, Todd Pusser on 2020-09-09
Scotland Co.
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Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: ASH on 2012-08-27
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: ASH on 2008-06-02
Moore Co.
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Lobocleta peralbata
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2000-08-01
Hoke Co.
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