Moths of North Carolina
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Eupithecia tripunctaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 - White-spotted Pug Moth

Eupithecia tripunctariaEupithecia tripunctaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Eupitheciini		P3 Number:
91a0196		 MONA Number:
7488.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Eupithecia tripunctariaAlamance 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: All of our records come from high elevation forests, with at least three sites without any Spruce-fir.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Viburnum and various members of the Apiaceae (Ferris, 2018). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General High Elevation Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S2]
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 Photo Gallery for Eupithecia tripunctaria - White-spotted Pug Moth

Photos: 4
Eupithecia tripunctariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia tripunctariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
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Eupithecia tripunctariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Eupithecia tripunctariaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
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