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Hydriomena pluviata (Guenée, [1858]) - Sharp Green Hydriomena

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Hydriomenini		P3 Number:
91a0486		 MONA Number:
7239.00
Comments: One of 56 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (McDunnough, 1954, covered 55 and Rindge added Hydriomena peratica in 1956). Most are boreal or are found in the West, with only five recorded in North Carolina.
Species Status: McDunnough placed pluviata in his Group I, which also includes the other four species found in our state.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hydriomena pluviataAlamance 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: Our records come mainly from mesic hardwood forests, with few coming from dry or floodplain habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on oaks (Wagner et al., 2001) and possibly alder (Heppner, 2007). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Hydriomena pluviata - Sharp Green Hydriomena

Photos: 13
Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: Male (dissected). 		Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: Male genitalia.
Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-03
Madison Co.
Comment: Male (dissected).		Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-03
Madison Co.
Comment: Male genitalia.
Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
Comment: female (dissected by Jim Petranka)		Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall on 2025-03-15
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-04-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-04-19
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-03-31
Cabarrus Co.
Comment:
Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-03-12
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-03-24
Warren Co.
Comment:
Hydriomena pluviata
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-04-02
Warren Co.
Comment: