Moths of North Carolina
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282 NC Records

Idaea demissaria (Hübner, [1831]) - Red-Bordered Wave Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: SterrhiniP3 Number: 910523.00 MONA Number: 7114.00
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: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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: The vast majority of our records for this species come from open, herb-dominated sites. Most come from savannas, flatwoods, and sandridge habitats int the Coastal Plain, although we none from maritime dunes. In the Piedmont, records come from open boggy habitats, mafic glades, dry woodlands, and lakeshores. Mountain records also come from both lakeshores, wet meadows, and dry woodlands.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unrecorded - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
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.
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 Photo Gallery for Idaea demissaria - Red-Bordered Wave Moth

106 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-04
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-03
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-08-11
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-22
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-19
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-19
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-19
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-09-07
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-09-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
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