Moths of North Carolina

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Eupithecia broui Rindge 1985 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Geometroidea

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Tribe: Eupitheciini

P3 Number: 91a0267

MONA Number: 7479.10

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: Rindge (1985)
Adult Markings: This species has broad forewings. The ground color is gray with numerous grayish brown scales (Rindge, 1985). A number of slender but clearly marked cross lines exist. The antemedian is angulate below the costa; an incomplete median line connects to the discal spot; and the curved postmedian is followed by pale shade line and a partial whitish subterminal. The basal segment of the abdomen tends to be slightly paler than the other segments.
Forewing Length: 9.5-10.5 mm, males; 9.0-10.0 mm, females (Rindge, 1985)
Adult Structural Features: The palps extend beyond the front of the eye by about nine-tenths the diameter of the eye (males) or the same to a distance equal to the diameter of the eye (females) (Rindge, 1985). The antennae have segments slightly longer than wide. In the males, they are distinctly bifasciculate, with the ciliae as long as their segments. In females, they are very shortly ciliate. The eighth sternite is weakly sclerotized, triangular but with concave sides, and has two scarcely differentiated short rods at the apex.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.

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
Flight Comments: Flies in February, March, and April (Rindge, 1985)

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records currently come from wet-mesic habitats but range from a wet pine savanna, a bay-lake shoreline, a mesic coastal bluff, and a montane alluvial forest.

Larval Host Plants: Larval stages and host plants are unknown (Rindge, 1985) - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

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Eupithecia broui Rindge 1985 - No Common Name