Moths of North Carolina
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25 NC Records

Eupithecia herefordaria Cassino & Swett, 1923 - Hereford's Eupithecia Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: EupitheciiniP3 Number: 910356.00 MONA Number: 7509.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The forewings are elongated, with a pointed apex (Rindge, 1985). The ground color is almost unicolorous gray, with the maculation faintly represented. A discal dot is present and a partial postmedian line or band. The hindwings are paler than the forewings, but darkened along the anal margin; the maculation is usually absent, although a small discal dot may be present in some specimens.
Forewing Length: 9.0-10.5 mm (Rindge, 1985)
Adult Structural Features: The palpi are flattened and very long, extending beyond the eyes a distance slightly greater than the diameter of the eyes (males) to 1.5 times its diameter (females) (Rindge, 1985). The male antennae are weakly laterally flattened, slightly serrate. The segments are twice as long as wide (viewed from above), and are weakly trifasciate, with the setae being about one-half the length of
the segments. The female antennae are very shortly ciliate. The eighth sternite consists of two
tapering, weakly sclerotized arms, basally with from 1.5 to 2.0 mm before separating, the distal one-third of each arm becoming more heavily sclerotized and tubular, with each pointed apex curving mediodorsally.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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