Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Eupithecia satyrata (Hübner, [1813]) - Satyr Pug Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Eupitheciini		P3 Number:
91a0226		 MONA Number:
7520.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: McDunnough (1949)                                                                                 
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Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: In the East, this is primarily a Northeastern and Great Lakes species. The North Carolina record is the southernmost in the Appalachian.
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Eupithecia satyrata
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: Records come from two high elevation summits, both with stands of northern hardwoods. One is from a lower elevation along the New River.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are apparently widely polyphagous. Reported hosts include Broadleaf Meadowsweet (Spiraea latifolia), blackberry (Rubus), Witherod Viburnum (Viburnum cassinoides), White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra), and Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) (Ferguson, 1975; Eiseman, 2024), among many others. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W-PK
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SU [S1S2]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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