Moths of North Carolina
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Leptostales ferruminaria (Zeller, 1872) - Light-ribboned Wave

Leptostales ferruminariaLeptostales ferruminariaLeptostales ferruminaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Scopulini		P3 Number:
91a0091		 MONA Number:
7180.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Leptostales ferruminariaAlamance 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: We have several records from a diabase barren, but also from lakeshore and hardwood forest habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S2S3
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 Photo Gallery for Leptostales ferruminaria - Light-ribboned Wave

Photos: 4
Leptostales ferruminariaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales ferruminariaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-01
Chatham Co.
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Leptostales ferruminariaRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2016-07-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Leptostales ferruminariaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2012-02-25
Warren Co.
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