Moths of North Carolina
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101 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: HydriomeniniP3 Number: 910077.00 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 Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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 feed on oaks (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Moth

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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-04-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-04-19
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-03-31
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-03-12
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-03-24
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-04-02
Warren Co.
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