Moths of North Carolina
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Eupithecia matheri Rindge, 1985 - No Common Name

Eupithecia matheriEupithecia matheri
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, BOLDTechnical 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).
Structural photos
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.
Eupithecia matheriAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Hosts are poorly documented, but Robinson et al. (2010) list Hillside Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum). - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 - None

Photos: 18
Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-23
Madison Co.
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Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-23
Madison Co.
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Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, Kaitlyn Elliott on 2025-03-23
Orange Co.
Comment: Dissected by Jim Petranka		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, Kaitlyn Elliott on 2025-03-23
Orange Co.
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Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-22
Madison Co.
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Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: David George, Steve Hall on 2025-03-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-02-21
Wake Co.
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Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-03-12
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-03-10
Durham Co.
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Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-03-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: SPH on 1994-03-20
Dare Co.
Comment: Identification based on dissection of some members of this series
Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: SPH on 1994-03-20
Dare Co.
Comment: Identification based on dissection of some members of this series		Eupithecia matheriRecorded by: SPH on 1994-03-20
Dare Co.
Comment: Identification based on dissection of some members of this series