Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Idaea micropterata (Hulst, 1900) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: SterrhiniP3 Number: 91a0072 MONA Number: 7119.00
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 Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hulst (1900)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A small but strikingly marked Wave. The ground color of the wings is pale yellowish to orangish, dusted with dark brown. The antemedian and postmedian lines are fairly wide, dark reddish brown to black, and strongly waved to dentate. Black discal dots are present on both pairs of wings and there is also a terminal row of black dots, again on both pairs of wings.
Wingspan: 12 mm (Hulst, 1900)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Apparently undescribed
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: All of our records come from the Outer Coastal Plain
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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Flight Comments: Our records come from May and July, suggesting there may be two flights
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records all come from bottomland forests composed primarily of hardwoods
Larval Host Plants: Unrecorded (Heppner, 2003) - View
Observation Methods: All of our records come from blacklight traps
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3?->[S1S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: The existence of multiple records from one site, from both May and July, indicates that a resident population exists in that location, i.e., that this species is not simply a stray from the south. Almost no information exists on its distribution, abundance, host plants, and habitat preferences anywhere within its range, which limits our ability to assess its conservation status.