Moths of North Carolina
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Scopula compensata (Walker, 1861) - Dark-marked Wave

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Scopulini		P3 Number:
91a0097		 MONA Number:
7152.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Scopula compensataAlamance 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 Hanover 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S2]
State Protection:
Comments: This is a southern species that may be in the process of establishing populations in North Carolina.

 Photo Gallery for Scopula compensata - Dark-marked Wave

Photos: 6
Scopula compensata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-09-07
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Scopula compensata
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-07-22
Anson Co.
Comment:
Scopula compensata
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Scopula compensata
iNaturalist		Recorded by: steven307 - Steven Joyner on 2022-09-24
Robeson Co.
Comment: iNat record - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136375885
Scopula compensata
Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-10-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Scopula compensata
Recorded by: Kevin Bischof, Ed Corey on 2020-10-05
Moore Co.
Comment: