Moths of North Carolina
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8 NC Records

Eupithecia tripunctaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 - White-spotted Pug Moth

Eupithecia tripunctariaEupithecia tripunctaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Eupitheciini		P3 Number:
91a0196		 MONA Number:
7488.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Eupithecia tripunctaria
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: All of our records come from high elevation forests, with at least three sites without any Spruce-fir.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Viburnum and various members of the Apiaceae (Ferris, 2018). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General High Elevation Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S2]
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
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