Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Spear-Marked Black Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: HydriomeniniP3 Number: 910131.00 MONA Number: 7293.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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: Woodlands and Forests, especially along edges (Wagner et al., 2001). North Carolina records come from mid- to high-elevation forests, including cove forests, northern hardwoods, and spruce-fir.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, larvae feed on many hardwood trees and shrubs, particularly alder and birch; also reported on blueberry, gale, sweetfern, hazelnut, willow, and poplar (Wagner et al., 2001 - View
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See also Habitat Account for General High Elevation Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S2S3
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 hastata - Spear-Marked Black Moth

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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Sue McBean on 2019-07-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Sue McBean on 2019-07-26
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-07-02
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-28
Yancey Co.
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