Moths of North Carolina
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158 NC Records

Gandaritis atricolorata (Grote & Robinson, 1867) - Dark-banded Geometer Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: HydriomeniniP3 Number: 91a0389 MONA Number: 7214.00 MONA Synonym: Ecliptopera atricolorata
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Woodlands and forests (Wagner et al., 2001). Our records come from wet-mesic hardwood forests in the Coastal Plain, the habitat of Hydrangea barbara. In the Mountains, records come from cove forests, riparian forests, and high elevation forests, including northern hardwood and spruce-fir communities. Habitats used in the Piedmont are less certain.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Hydrangea (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
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 Gandaritis atricolorata - Dark-banded Geometer Moth

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

Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-07-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-23
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-15
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Jackson Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-21
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-16
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-04
Buncombe Co.
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