Moths of North Carolina

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View PDF	Geometridae Members:	Eupithecia Members:	47 NC Records
Eupithecia matheri Rindge, 1985 - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Geometroidea

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Tribe: Eupitheciini

P3 Number: 91a0167

MONA Number: 7509.10

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: Rindge (1985)
Adult Markings: The forewings are elongated, with an attenuate apex (Rindge, 1985). The ground color is gray with faint brown tinge. The markings are obscure, with the antemedian and postmedian lines only weakly developed and the median area only slightly darkened. The discal dot is present. The hindwings paler than forewings and are darkened along the anal margin. The discal dots are small or obsolete. Eupithecia swetti is similar in shape and in its early spring flight. If differs in possessing a browner ground color and more evident markings (Rindge, 1985). Swetti also has longer, darker palps with a well-defined white area on on the lower edge of the basal segment. The palps in matheri are gray.
Forewing Length: Holotype and allotype, 9.0 mm; males and females, 8.5 to 10.0 mm (Rindge, 1985).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

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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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Eupithecia matheri - No common name		Photos: 7
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-02-21 Wake Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-03-12 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-03-10 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-03-06 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: SPH on 1994-03-20 Dare Co. Comment: Identification based on dissection of some members of this series	Recorded by: SPH on 1994-03-20 Dare Co. Comment: Identification based on dissection of some members of this series
	Recorded by: SPH on 1994-03-20 Dare Co. Comment: Identification based on dissection of some members of this series

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