Moths of North Carolina
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Cyclophora pendulinaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Sweetfern Geometer

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Cosymbiini		P3 Number:
91a0024		 MONA Number:
7139.00		 Other Common Names:
Sweetfern Mocha, Pearly-gray Wave
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Cyclophora pendulinaria
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: Sandy barrens, woodlands, and forests (Wagner et al.,2001).
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of hardwood trees and shrubs, with a preference for alder (Alnus), bayberry (Morella), birch (Betula), blueberry (Vaccinium), Sweet-gale (Myrica gale), huckleberry (Gaylussacia), and Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina) (Wagner et al., 2001). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Cyclophora pendulinaria - Sweetfern Geometer

Photos: 19

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-21
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-20
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-02
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-09-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2019-06-03
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-06-01
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-08-24
Ashe Co.
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