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Eusarca confusaria
Geometrid moth: Adult has wings that are yellowish-tan with variable grayish-brown dusting; some specimens dark brown or gray except along lines and veins; forewing PM line straight, brown, fading out or hooking inward just below apex; tiny black discal dot situated about half-way between AM and PM lines; hindwing with straight PM line and rounded outer margin. Some individuals have dark spots in subterminal area of forewing.
Range is eastern North America: Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan. Habitat is typically meadows and fields. This one was photographed at the edge of a deciduous forest in the midlands of South Carolina.
Adults fly from April to October; Larvae feed on forbs, especially Asteraceae (aster, goldenrod, etc.); Hodges #6941. Per BAMONA, this sighting is a new species record for Edgefield County, SC.
Spotted on May 10, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013
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