Moths of North Carolina
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38 NC Records

Eupithecia peckorum Heitzman & Enns, 1977 - Peck's Pug Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: EupitheciiniP3 Number: 910299.00 MONA Number: 7453.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Rindge (1985)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The forewings have a sharply pointed apex and a rounded outer margin. The ground color is orange brown ground color and the lines are dark chocolate brown. The basal line is curved and the antemedian is angled below the costa and then becomes indistinct (Rindge, 1985). The postmedian line is the most prominent marking, being more strongly represented on the upper portion of the wing. The discal dash is elongate and there may be a series of small subterminal dots and a larger spot above the outer angle. The hindwings have the anterior portion grayish, changing to brown posteriorly. The maculation consists of a discal spot and a broad extradiscal line.
Forewing Length: 8.3-9.2 mm (Rindge, 1985)
Adult Structural Features: The palps are flattened and very long, extending beyond the eye 1.4 (male) to 1.5 (female) times the diameter of the eye (Rindge, 1985).The male antennae are shortly bifasciculate, with the segments slightly longer than wide . The lateral groups of setae arise ventrally from the two ridges on the ventral surface of each segment, with the setae being about one-half the length of the segment. The female antennae are shortly ciliate below, with a longer pair of setae near the end of each segment. The eighth sternite consists of two heavily sclerotized, slender, curved arms approaching each other distally, with their apices angled, then weakly concave with rounded tips.
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on many woody and herbaceous plants (Ferris, 2017); reared by Knudson on the petals of Rubus. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 [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 Eupithecia peckorum - Peck's Pug Moth

Photos: 26

Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-20
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-19
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-03-25
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-04-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-03-22
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-03-17
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-29
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-20
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-08
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-08
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-04-06
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2019-04-28
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-09-10
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf, B.Bockhahn, K.Kittelburger on 2013-08-26
Surry Co.
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Recorded by: Taylor Piephoff on 2010-04-14
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2007-03-27
Orange Co.
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