Moths of North Carolina
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34 NC Records

Lomographa glomeraria (Grote, 1881) - Gray Spring Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: BaptiniP3 Number: 911090.00 MONA Number: 6668.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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: Wagner et al. (2001) list shrubby fields, woodlands, and forest as habitat for this species. Our records come mainly from montane hardwood forests but there are also a few from mixed habitats, including residential neighborhoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Cherry, Hawthorn, and possibly other species in the Rosaceae (Wagner et al., 2001)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Lomographa glomeraria - Gray Spring Moth

Photos: 13

Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-03-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-03-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-03-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-03-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-03-29
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-03-20
Cabarrus Co.
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