Moths of North Carolina
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Euchlaena irraria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) - Least-marked Euchlaena

Euchlaena irrariaEuchlaena irrariaEuchlaena irraria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Angeronini		P3 Number:
91a1219		 MONA Number:
6739.00
Comments: One of sixteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016), twelve of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Euchlaena irrariaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: North Carolina records come from bottomland hardwoods, dry sand ridges, cove forests, and mountain ridges.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, with host plants including birch (Betula), dogwood (Cornus), maple (Acer), meadow-sweet (Spiraea), oak (Quercus), poplar (Populus), Sweet-fern (Comptonia peregrina), and Viburnum (Wagner et al., 2001). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Euchlaena irraria - Least-marked Euchlaena

Photos: 16
Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-18
Buncombe Co.
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Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-31
Moore Co.
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Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-06-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-06-01
Stokes Co.
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Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2018-05-27
McDowell Co.
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Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: T. Nergart on 2015-05-29
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2015-05-23
Surry Co.
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Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-31
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-25
McDowell Co.
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Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2013-06-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-06-05
Transylvania Co.
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Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-05-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euchlaena irrariaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-05-21
Warren Co.
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