Moths of North Carolina
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49 NC Records

Haematopis grataria (Fabricius, 1798) - Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis gratariaHaematopis gratariaHaematopis grataria
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: TimandriniP3 Number: 91a0026 MONA Number: 7146.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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: Almost all of our records come from lake and river shorelines, or wet meadows.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Chickweed, Clover, and other herbaceous plants (Wagner, 2005) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S5
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 Haematopis grataria - Chickweed Geometer Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Tim Foley on 2024-09-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-08-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-07-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-07-26
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-30
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-09
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-09
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-09
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-08-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-09-18
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-10
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-28
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-29
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-20
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-02
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-12
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-07
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-20
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-10
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-09-05
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2017-08-17
Mecklenburg Co.
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