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Leptostales pannaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Pannaria Wave

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Scopulini		P3 Number:
91a0084		 MONA Number:
7173.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color of both pairs of wings is pale violet gray (Forbes, 1948). The antemedian, postmedian, and subterminal lines are yellow and either irregular, dentate, or broken. An incomplete median line -- a bar located below the costa -- is also yellow, as is an incomplete adterminal line. These lines are usually preceded with a deep purple shade and may be dusted with the same color. A terminal series of yellow dots is also present and the fringe is dark purple.Leptostales crossii is similar in pattern, having three irregular yellow lines, but differs in having a deeper purple ground color and usually more extensive yellow shading on the head, thorax, and costa.
Wingspan: 18 mm (Forbes, 1948)
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.
Leptostales pannariaAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on Black-eyed Pea (Vigna unguiculata), an exotic legume (Robinson et al., 2010); it may feed on other, native legumes as well but the host plants used in this state still need to be confirmed. There is also a BugGuide record (George Smiley, 2019) for a larva on Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in Texas. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
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 Leptostales pannaria - Pannaria Wave

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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-14
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-06
Brunswick Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-05
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-04
Wilson Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-02
Brunswick Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-01
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-10-30
Carteret Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-30
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-29
Pender Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: David George, Randy Newman on 2024-10-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-28
Pender Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-11-07
Polk Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-10
Wilson Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-08
Brunswick Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-09-20
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-19
Polk Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-13
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-01-03
Carteret Co.
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Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales pannaria
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-27
Pender Co.
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