Moths of North Carolina

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Horisme intestinata (Guenée, [1858]) - Brown Bark Carpet

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Geometroidea

Family:
Geometridae

Subfamily:
Larentiinae

Tribe:
Eupitheciini

P3 Number:
91a0152

MONA Number:
7445.00

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come almost entirely from wet-mesic hardwood forests, ranging from swamp and bottomland forests in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont to northern hardwoods and cove forests in the Mountains.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on Clematis (Wagner, 2005). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood 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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Horisme intestinata - Brown Bark Carpet

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	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-10 Ashe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-22 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2025-06-12 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-20 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-15 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-25 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15 Yancey Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06 Mitchell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03 Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-24 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-06-08 Jackson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-20 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-06 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-01 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-26 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-26 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-11 Madison Co. Comment: