Moths of North Carolina
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94 NC Records

Selenia kentaria (Grote & Robinson, 1867) - Kent's Geometer Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: AnagoginiP3 Number: 911250.00 MONA Number: 6818.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Most often seen alive with the wings folded upright above the body. In that view, the basal half of the hindwing is typically light yellow and striated with rusty brown below the radial vein but pale gray above it to the costa (Forbes, 1948). The medial line is diffuse and brown and runs nearly straight from approximately three quarters out along the costa to two thirds out along the inner margin. This line is kinked where it intercepts the discal lunule, which is a gray-filled, excurved crescent. The postmedian runs parallel to the median and has a whitish or pinkish shade beyond it. A light brown area borders the white shade and is followed, when present, by a diffuse, white subterminal line. The space between the subterminal and outer margin is usually concolorous with the basal area.
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: Our records from a wide range of hardwood forests, including swamp forests, xeric sand ridges, cove forests, montane riparian forests, and high elevation forests.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of hardwood trees and probably shrubs (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
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 Selenia kentaria - Kent's Geometer Moth

44 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-03-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Wilkes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-07
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-11
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-22
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-12
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-31
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-22
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-20
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-04-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-03-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-03-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-07-06
Buncombe Co.
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