Moths of North Carolina
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4 NC Records

Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth, 1809) - Gray Pug Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Eupitheciini		P3 Number:
91a0195		 MONA Number:
7487.00		 Other Common Name:
Grey Pug Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Bolte (1990)                                                                                 
Structural photos
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 subfuscata
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are apparently highly polyphagous, with reported hosts including fir (Abies), alder (Alnus), Sweet-fern (Comptonia peregrina), willowherb (Epilobium), st. john's-wort (Hypericum), larch (Larix), apple (Malus), willow (Salix), and goldenrod (Solidago) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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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