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Hydrelia inornata (Hulst, 1896) - Unadorned Carpet

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Asthenini		P3 Number:
91a0138		 MONA Number:
7422.00
Comments: One of six species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016), three of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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.
Hydrelia inornataAlamance 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: Most of our records come from montane hardwood forests. One record comes from a relatively high mondanock in the western Piedmont. Habitats are mostly unrecorded.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on birches (Betula), but have also been recorded on hop-hornbeam (Ostrya) (Wagner, 2005). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Hydrelia inornata - Unadorned Carpet

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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-12
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-12
Ashe Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-11
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-13
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-26
Madison Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-05
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-10
Watauga Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-26
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26
Yancey Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-21
Graham Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-21
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-20
Graham Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-17
Buncombe Co.
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Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Hydrelia inornataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-13
Madison Co.
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