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: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: EupitheciiniP3 Number: 910388.00 MONA Number: 7489.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Bolte (1990)                                                                                 
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)

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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, eastern hemlock, eastern larch, spruces, and rarely other conifers (Maier et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Hemlock Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W3]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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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