Moths of North Carolina
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Idaea demissaria (Hübner, [1831]) - Red-Bordered Wave Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: SterrhiniP3 Number: 910523.00 MONA Number: 7114.00
Comments: One of thirty species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016). Thirteen have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA                                                                                 
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.
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: The vast majority of our records for this species come from open, herb-dominated sites. Most come from savannas, flatwoods, and sandridge habitats int the Coastal Plain, although we none from maritime dunes. In the Piedmont, records come from open boggy habitats, mafic glades, dry woodlands, and lakeshores. Mountain records also come from both lakeshores, wet meadows, and dry woodlands.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unrecorded
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Idaea demissaria - Red-Bordered Wave Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-08
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-07
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-20
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-09-12
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Taylor on 2020-09-08
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-09-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-03
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-27
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-09-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-06
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-06-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-12
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-06-09
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2018-06-05
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2018-06-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-05-30
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-05-19
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2016-09-01
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2016-05-31
McDowell Co.
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Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2015-09-05
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf, B.Bockhahn, C.Mitchell on 2015-06-05
Durham Co.
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