Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFGeometridae Members: Anticlea Members: 62 NC Records

Anticlea multiferata (Walker, 1863) - Many-lined Carpet

Anticlea multiferataAnticlea multiferata
view caption 		Anticlea multiferataAnticlea multiferata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Hydriomenini		P3 Number:
91a0466		 MONA Number:
7330.00
Comments: A genus of some 17 species described from Europe and the Americas. We have two species in the east which seem quite different from each other. The type species for the genus is from Austria and it seems very unlikely that the genus is valid phylogenetically.
Species Status: Specimens from North Carolina have been sequenced and seem to match those from Georgia, Tennessee and Arizona. This cluster differs by more than 2% from those sequenced from Connecticut and across southern Canada. The type is from New York State and our populations may need a name should other distinguishing characteristics be found. These two clusters do not seem to be close to any other species, particularly other members of Anticlea. The application of multiferata is questionable, the generic placement of the species seems incorrect, and the life history is largely unknown, plenty of fertile ground for additional studies.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The carpet-like pattern of continuous lines on both wings is reminiscent of moths in the genus Xanthorhoe but far more intense and there should be no confusion with other species.
Adult Structural Features: Distinct and unlike those of its congeneric species, A. vasiliata. The projections from the transitilla and the subcostal sclerotized streak are unusual for male genitalia and in the female genitalia the sclerotizations on the bursa are unique.
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This multibrooded species is found state wide though never frequently. It seems to be more common in the Mountains than in the Coastal Plain.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Anticlea multiferataAlamance 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 Hanover 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.