Moths of North Carolina
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2 NC Records

Eupithecia lariciata (Freyer, 1841) - Larch Pug Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Eupitheciini		P3 Number:
91a0251		 MONA Number:
7489.00		 Other Common Name:
Fir Needle Inchworm
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 lariciata
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: Our one record comes from a site with both cove and alluvial forest.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on fir (Abies), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), larch (Larix), spruce (Picea), and rarely other conifers (Maier et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Hemlock Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-TH]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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