Moths of North Carolina

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View PDF	Geometridae Members:	Eupithecia Members:	5 NC Records
Eupithecia regina Taylor, 1906 - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Geometroidea

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Tribe: Eupitheciini

P3 Number: 91a0192

MONA Number: 7483.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: McDunnough (1949)
Adult Markings: The ground color of the forewings is a soft even gray, crossed by multiple lines (Taylor, 1906). A very minute discal dot is present but most markings are obscure. According to MacDunnough (1949), there is a tendency for the median area to be somewhat darker, followed by a narrower pale band.
Wingspan: 20 mm (Taylor, 1906)
Adult Structural Features: Male antennae are finely ciliate and the palps are short and stout (Taylor, 1906). The abdomen is gray with brown tinge. The dorsal tufts are black and there is no transverse band on 2nd segment. Wings rather short, with a rounded apex. The male and female genitalia are described in MacDunnough (1949); North Carolina examples are illustrated in Ferris (2018)
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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: - View

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.

Comments:

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	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30 Swain Co. Comment: Male		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-16 Buncombe Co. Comment: Very fresh female

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