Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Geometridae Members:	Timandra Members:	12 NC Records
Timandra amaturaria Walker, 1866 - Cross-lined Wave Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Geometroidea

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Tribe: Timandrini

P3 Number: 910555.00

MONA Number: 7147.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Calothysanis amaturaria); Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD
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) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: We have several records from river shorelines, with others from upland fields or residential areas.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on buckwheat, dock, and knotweed, all members of the Polygonaceae (Wagner, 2005). - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Timandra amaturaria - Cross-lined Wave Moth		Photos: 5
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-11 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-08-10 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields and Hunter Phillips on 2017-08-04 Tyrrell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields and Hunter Phillips on 2017-08-04 Tyrrell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-05-23 Ashe Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Timandra amaturaria - Cross-lined Wave Moth