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Scientific Name
Heliomata infulata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Heliomata infulata (Grote, 1863)
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
rare spring moth
Park Synonyms
Heliomata infulata
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Geometroidea |
| Family | Geometridae |
| Subfamily | Ennominae |
| Tribe | Macariini |
| Genus | Heliomata |
| Species | Heliomata infulata |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A single individual observed by Clyde Kessler on 5/1/07, near Saddle Overlook, MP 168, on the VA section of the Parkway.; Data Source: Clyde Kessler: 5/3/07 email to Tom Davis and Bob Cherry.
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Covell, C. V. 1984. A field guide to the moths of eastern North America.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
One indidividual seen, in the first observation for the park. Covell (1984) describes the species as rare throughout its range.; Data Source: Clyde Kessler
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Rare throughout its range, according to Covell (1984).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Nora Murdock
Created Date
5/21/2007 7:38:34 AM
Last Modified By
rasmith@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
11/30/2022 3:21:47 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Clyde Kessler, who first reported the species for the Parkway in 2007, mentioned that although he had seen many of the very common Heliomata cycladata "every spring for years", this was the first H. infulata he had seen on the Parkway., Park Species Data Source: Clyde Kessler: 5/3/07 email to Tom Davis and Bob Cherry.
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