Moths of North Carolina
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Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Spear-marked Black Moth

Rheumaptera hastataRheumaptera hastataRheumaptera hastata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Hydriomenini		P3 Number:
91a0344		 MONA Number:
7293.00		 Other Common Name:
Argent and Sable Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Rheumaptera hastataAlamance 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: Woodlands and forests, especially along edges (Wagner et al., 2001). North Carolina records come from mid- to high-elevation forests, including cove forests, northern hardwoods, and spruce-fir.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many hardwood trees and shrubs. Wagner et al. (2001) specifically list alder (Alnus), birch (Betula), Sweet-fern (Comptonia peregrina), hazel (Corylus), Sweet-gale (Myrica gale), poplar (Populus), willow (Salix), and blueberry (Vaccinium). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General High Elevation Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 Rheumaptera hastata - Spear-marked Black Moth

Photos: 5
Rheumaptera hastataRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Rheumaptera hastataRecorded by: Sue McBean on 2019-07-26
Avery Co.
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Rheumaptera hastataRecorded by: Sue McBean on 2019-07-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Rheumaptera hastataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-07-02
Yancey Co.
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Rheumaptera hastataRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-28
Yancey Co.
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