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Martania basaliata (Walker, 1862) - Square-patched Carpet

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Hydriomenini		P3 Number:
91a0149		 MONA Number:
7316.00		 MONA Synonym:
Perizoma basaliata
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: 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.
Martania basaliataAlamance 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 from Spruce-fir Forests, Northern Hardwoods, and cove forests
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown. - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
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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Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
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Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Martania basaliataRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-12
Graham Co.
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Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Martania basaliataRecorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2023-08-05
Watauga Co.
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Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Martania basaliataRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
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