Moths of North Carolina
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Epirrita autumnata (Borkhausen, 1794) - Autumnal Moth

Epirrita autumnataEpirrita autumnata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Operophterini		P3 Number:
91a0332		 MONA Number:
7433.00		 Other Common Name:
Green Velvet Looper
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Epirrita autumnataAlamance 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: Forests and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001). Our two records probably come from cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many woody species of trees and shrubs, conifers in addition to hardwoods. Wagner et al. (2001) specifically list firs (Abies), alders (Alnus), spruces (Picea), poplars (Populus), willows (Salix), hemlocks (Tsuga), and blueberries (Vaccinium). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S2]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: We have only a few records for this species in North Carolina possibly due to its late season flight period in the mountains

 Photo Gallery for Epirrita autumnata - Autumnal Moth

Photos: 4
Epirrita autumnataRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-10-27
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Epirrita autumnataRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-11-09
Transylvania Co.
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Epirrita autumnataRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-24
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Epirrita autumnataRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-24
Graham Co.
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