Moths of North Carolina
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57 NC Records

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


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: HydriomeniniP3 Number: 910173.00 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 Photographs: 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.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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