Moths of North Carolina
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32 NC Records

Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874) - Barberry Geometer Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: HydriomeniniP3 Number: 91a0341 MONA Number: 7290.00 MONA Synonym: Coryphista meadii
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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: Forests, woodlands, parks, and yards (Wagner et al., 2001). Our records from natural habitats come mainly from cove forests and northern hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on barberry, including the native American Barberry (Berberis canadensis) and introduced species (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
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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.
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 Photo Gallery for Rheumaptera meadii - Barberry Geometer Moth

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Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-05-12
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-25
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-06-09
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2015-05-12
Alleghany Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-08-18
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-06-30
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2011-06-17
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-04-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis on 2009-08-26
Alleghany Co.
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