Moths of North Carolina
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19 NC Records

Idaea bonifata (Hulst, 1887) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: SterrhiniP3 Number: 910508.00 MONA Number: 7102.00
Comments: One of thirty species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016). Thirteen have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hulst (1887); Forbes (1948)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A small (one of the smallest Geometrids) yellowish to tan Wave. The face is black and strongly contrasting with the buff-colored inter-antennal ridge. The ground color of the forewings is buff and is crossed by several darker fuscous lines that are irregular in course and often interrupted; a strong, dark discal spot is also present, as are dots at the base of the fringe (Forbes, 1948). Hindwings are similar.
Wingspan: 11-14 mm (Forbes, 1948)
Adult Structural Features: Apparently undescribed
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are gray, flattened, and stout (Forbes, 1948)
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Most of our records come from the Mountains, but we have at least one record from the western Piedmont
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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