Moths of North Carolina
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Timandra amaturaria Walker, 1866 - Cross-lined Wave

Timandra amaturariaTimandra amaturariaTimandra amaturaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Timandrini		P3 Number:
91a0027		 MONA Number:
7147.00		 Other Common Name:
Cobra Inchworm
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Calothysanis amaturaria); 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.
Timandra amaturariaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have several records from river shorelines, with others from upland fields or residential areas.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), dock (Rumex), and knotweed (Polygonum), all members of the Polygonaceae (Wagner, 2005). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 Timandra amaturaria - Cross-lined Wave

Photos: 6
Timandra amaturariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-09
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Timandra amaturariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-11
Madison Co.
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Timandra amaturariaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-08-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Timandra amaturariaRecorded by: Mark Shields and Hunter Phillips on 2017-08-04
Tyrrell Co.
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Timandra amaturariaRecorded by: Mark Shields and Hunter Phillips on 2017-08-04
Tyrrell Co.
Comment: 		Timandra amaturariaRecorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-05-23
Ashe Co.
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