Moths of North Carolina
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Horisme intestinata (Guenée, [1858]) - Brown Bark Carpet Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: EupitheciiniP3 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)

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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 feed on Clematis (Wagner,2005) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Horisme intestinata - Brown Bark Carpet Moth

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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.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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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.
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Recorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-06-08
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-26
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-16
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
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