Moths of North Carolina
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69 NC Records

Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839 - Welsh Wave Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: AstheniniP3 Number: 91a0143 MONA Number: 7425.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Almost alll of our records come from high elevation forests, i.e., above 4,000'. Only a few come from elevations below that level, at a few sites in the Great Smoky Mountains and the Amphibolites.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on Mountain Ash, cherries, serviceberries, and probably other members of the Rosaceae (Wagner et al., 2002); also reported from alder, birch, and willow. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General High Elevation Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 Venusia cambrica - Welsh Wave Moth

Photos: 9

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-25
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-26
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-26
Yancey Co.
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