Moths of North Carolina
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1 NC Records

Idaea hilliata (Hulst, 1887) - Hill's Wave Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: SterrhiniP3 Number: 910527.00 MONA Number: 7118.00
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, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hulst (1887)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A small, tan Wave with a contrastingly black, waved postmedian lines on both pairs of wings. A black dot is located at the base of the hindwings and a series of dark terminal dots exists on both wings. No other species of Geometrid has a similar pattern.
Wingspan: 14 mm (Hulst, 1887)
Adult Structural Features: Apparently not described
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Apparently not described
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Recorded in North Carolina only a single site in the southern Coastal Plain
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Flight Comments: Our one record comes from May
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: The North Carolina specimen was collected in a floodplain forest
Larval Host Plants: Apparently not recorded
Observation Methods: Our one specimen was collected using a 15 watt UV blacklight trap
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR SU]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is primarily Floridian and it may occur in North Carolina as only a stray; in South Carolina, it has been recorded only along the Coast near Charleston (Snyder, 2017). More sampling is needed to determine its status as a resident species, and more information is needed on its overall distribution, host plants, and habitat associations before its conservation status can be assessed.