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

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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.
Horisme intestinata
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 reportedly 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 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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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-15
Durham Co.
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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: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15
Yancey Co.
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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.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-24
Watauga 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: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-06
Durham Co.
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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.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-26
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-16
Graham Co.
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