Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFGeometridae Members: Eupithecia Members: 4 NC Records

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, BOLDTechnical 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.
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Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Eupithecia brouiAlamance 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.
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: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1S2]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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