Moths of North Carolina
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148 NC Records

Idaea tacturata (Walker, 1861) - Dot-lined Wave Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: SterrhiniP3 Number: 910531.00 MONA Number: 7122.00
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)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:
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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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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 [S3S4]
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 tacturata - Dot-lined Wave Moth

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

Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-21
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-10
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-25
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-05
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-05-29
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-05-29
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-05-29
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-18
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-16
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka on 2022-07-25
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-06-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-05
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-31
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-23
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-21
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-30
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2019-08-25
Cumberland Co.
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