Moths of North Carolina
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Idaea celtima (Schaus, 1901) - Celtic Wave

Idaea celtimaIdaea celtima
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Sterrhini		P3 Number:
91a0059		 MONA Number:
7109.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Idaea celtimaAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1S2]
State Protection:
Comments: This is a southern species that may be in the process of establishing populations in North Carolina

 Photo Gallery for Idaea celtima - Celtic Wave

Photos: 10
Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-09-21
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-09-07
Polk Co.
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Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-22
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-05-12
Cabarrus Co.
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Idaea celtimaRecorded by: 7109 – Idaea celtima on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka on 2022-07-25
Moore Co.
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Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-05-22
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Idaea celtimaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-10-03
Moore Co.
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Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-06-07
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Idaea celtimaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-05-28
Cabarrus Co.
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