Common moths in nc. Anavitrinella pampinaria common gray madison co nc 72912 antepione thisoaria variable antepione carroll co va biston betularia peppered moth pepper salt geometer carroll co va campaea perlata pale beauty carroll co va caripeta divisata gray spruce looper carroll co va digrammia ocellinata faint spotted angle. And information about finding each species in the state. The larvae mostly feed on woody plants and begin as leaf mining sap feeders. Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Their periods of occurrence in the state. Consider contributing an image at the email address showcased at the bottom of this page. The greater wax moths were first identified as pests in asia after which their population spread all over new zealand some parts of europe. Return to results page for north carolina insects.
Geometridae geometrid moths. Split page species info on the left room for notes on the right. Go back to the moths state listing. Species info will be truncated to fit on the page.
This is a process that involves one organism living in or on another organism. You will be able to narrow down the. Identifiable from close inspection. 64 species have been described from north america north of mexico.
Their relative abundance in each region. It gets its other common name that is honeycomb moth due to the fact that it does parasitization of honeybees and hives. One of 74 species in this genus found in north america north of mexico schmidt and anweiler 2020 42 of which have been recorded in north carolina. All of the moth species recorded in nc their distribution in the state.
This website aims to provide a compendium of all of the moth species recorded in north carolina with pictures of each species information on species identification general information about their distribution in the state by county their relative abundance in the state their seasonal occurrence in the state their habitats and their. There are a total of 446 north carolina butterflies and moths found in the insect identification database. Caloptilia is a large genus with nearly 300 described species. Highly variable coloration and lack of distinctive features make the larvae difficult to distinguish wagner et al 2001.