Moths of North Carolina
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Pleuroprucha insulsaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Common Tan Wave Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: CosymbiiniP3 Number: 910540.00 MONA Number: 7132.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
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: Grasslands, fields, and the edges of woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001). We have records from essentially all types of habitats in North Carolina, from maritime forest and grasslands, to Longleaf Pine communities, to peatlands, to bottomlands, to Spruce-Fir forests, to successional fields.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous. Frequently found on Goldenrods but also reported on a wide range of woody and herbaceous plants (Wagner et al., 2001)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
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 Pleuroprucha insulsaria - Common Tan Wave Moth

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

Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-21
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-19
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-06-12
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-09
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-05-31
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-19
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2021-12-16
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-12-06
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2021-12-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-11-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2021-10-27
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-10-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-23
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-10-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-08-21
Orange Co.
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