Barrens-habitat
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Apodrepanulatrix liberaria
New Jersey tea inchworm, Barrens Carpet
A small geometrid moth with a wingspan of 25–35 mm, found in eastern North America. The species is notable for its specialized larval diet on New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) and its endangered status in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Adults are active during the growing season, with larvae feeding on a single host plant genus.
Properigea costa
Barrens Moth
Properigea costa, commonly known as the barrens moth, is a noctuid moth species first described in 1923. It belongs to the cutworm or dart moth group within the family Noctuidae. The species is known from North America, with documented occurrences in the northeastern United States including Vermont. Its common name suggests association with barrens habitat, though specific ecological details remain limited in published literature.
Zale obliqua
oblique zale
Zale obliqua, the oblique zale, is a noctuid moth first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The species is associated with pine habitats in eastern North America, with larvae feeding on pitch pine in northern populations and likely other pine species in southern populations. Adults exhibit regional variation in flight timing, with activity beginning in late March in southeastern North Carolina and early summer in more northern latitudes.