Moths of North Carolina

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Cagiva cephalanthana MONA_number: 3818.00		...	...		...			...
Olethreutes viburnanum MONA_number: 2801.00		...	...		...			...
Epiblema mandana MONA_number: 3123.00		The following description is based on that of Wright and Gilligan (2023). In this species the vertex and thorax are brown, while the frons is tan. The antenna is brown with conspicuous black marks on ...	Our records are mostly from fragmented landscapes that have mixtures of forests, pastures, fields, residential developments and roadway corridors. ...	The larval host plants are undocumented. ...	The adults are attracted to lights. ...		GNR[S3S4]	This species may be more common than our records suggest due to confusion with sibling species. More information is needed on its distribution and host use before we can accurately assess its conserva...
Olethreutes appendiceum Serviceberry Leafroller Moth MONA_number: 2821.00		...	...	The common name 'Serviceberry Leafroller Moth' is a misnomer since this species feeds on a wide variety of mostly deciduous hardwoods (Prentice, 1966; Godfrey et al., 1987; Robinson et al., 2010). The...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.		...
Sericoplaga externalis MONA_number: 4991.00		This is a distinctive species due to its sinuate termen, falcate apex, and whitish fringe. The head, thorax, and ground color of the forewings are concolorous and vary from warm brown to reddish brown...	In North Carolina, the host plant that supports this monophagous species can be found in a variety of habitats, including stream floodplains, thickets by brackish marshes, disturbed woods, and old hom...	Sericoplaga externalis appears to be monophagous on Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera). ...	The adults are attracted to lights. ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.		...
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Scopula compensata MONA_number: 7152.00		...	...	The hosts are apparently undocumented....	...			...
Aterpia approximana Sparkling Aterpia Moth MONA_number: 2748.00		...	...	Larvae are reported to feed on loosestrife (Lysimachia and Lythrum) (Heinrich, 1926; Ferguson, 1975). In North Carolina, Tracy Feldman has reared a larva from Seaside Brookweed (Samol...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.		...
Dichomeris inversella Dichomeris Species Group MONA_number: 2310.00		...	Our records come mainly from residential areas. The few natural habitats include both riparian and upland areas. No xeric areas are included, unlike our records for D. kimballi....	Larvae possibly feed on Pecans (Hodges, 1986). This information appears to come from the label on a single specimen from Edgecombe County, NC; Hodges was unsure whether it was actually reared on Pecan...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.		...
Tineidae n. sp. MONA_number: 434.96		...	...	...	...			...
Hypomecis gnopharia_umbrosaria complex MONA_number: 6439.70		...	...	...	...			...
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Hypomecis buchholzaria Buchholz's Hypomecis MONA_number: 6438.00	One of five currently recognized species in this genus that occur in North America (Rindge, 1973; Blanchard and Knudson, 1984). Four have been recorded in North Carolina.	A dark, brownish-black Hypomecis. Forbes (1948) and Rindge (1974) described buchholzaria as being darker than the other species in this genus; Rindge also noted that the lines and spots were less cons...	Buchholz's Hypomecis appears to be strongly associated with dry-xeric oak barrens throughout its range, which is consistent with our findings in North Carolina: habitats in our state include both xeri...	Larvae have been reared -- probably by Lemmer -- on Sweet-fern (Comptonia peregrina) (Forbes, 1948; Rindge, 1954). Wagner et al. (2002) also mention Sweet-gale (Myrica gale) and Oak, and Schweitzer e...	Appears to come to blacklights to some extent, but how reliably is not yet known (Schweitzer et al., 2011). Despite this species having been targeted in several moth surveys conducted in the Sandhills...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G3G4 S1S2	We have very few recent records for this species despite the extensive surveys that have been conducted in apparently suitable habitats in North Carolina. As with several other species associated with...
Hypomecis umbrosaria Umber Moth MONA_number: 6439.00		...	...	...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.		...
Acrobasis vaccinii Cranberry Fruitworm Moth MONA_number: 5653.00		...	Our records come primarily from both montane and Coastal Plain areas where heath thickets are abundant...	Larvae feed on several species of heaths, including Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum), Northern Highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum), Cranberry (V. macrocarpon), and Huckleberry (G...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR S3S4	...
Hypomecis longipectinaria Broadly Pectinate Hypomecis MONA_number: 6439.10	One of five members of this genus that occur in North America (Rindge, 1973; Blanchard and Knudson, 1984). Four species have been recorded in North Carolina, although we regard gnophosaria and umbrosaria as conspecific.	A medium-sized Gray. The ground color is pale gray to clay colored, variably dusted with darker gray; some (probably the majority) are pale with strongly contrasting lines and spots but others are fus...	The majority of our records come from bottomland hardwoods, with a few also coming from stands of mesic forest adjoining tracts of bottomlands. None come from drier stands of upland hardwoods or from ...	Unknown, but other members of this genus feed on hardwood trees and shrubs (Wagner et al., 2002)...	All of our records come from 15 watt blacklight traps...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G3G4 S3S4	NatureServe states that this species is poorly known and with few records away from the Gulf Coast. However, we now have records from most of the state and from fairly common types of habitat. Althou...
Marmara fasciella White Pine Barkminer Moth MONA_number: 708.00	The genus Marmara contains about 20 described species from North America and numerous undescribed species. Most species are monophagous, and the mines have been found on over 80 North American plant genera in 40 families (Eiseman et al., 2017). This suggests that there are dozens of undescribed species in the US.	The following is primarily based on the original description by Chambers (1875). The thorax, head and palps are silvery white, except for a small brown spot on the outer surface of the second joint o...	Populations are dependent on Eastern White Pine as a host. This species inhabits a variety of forested habitats that vary from moist to rather dry soil conditions. Unlike most pines, this species can ...	Populations in Canada and other northern latitudes appear to be monophagous on Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus). Two of our state records are from areas in the Coastal Plain where Pinus s...	The adults are attracted to lights, and the mines are conspicuous on the trunks and stems of Pinus strobus. ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR S3S4	We currently do not have sufficient data on the distribution and abundance of this species to accurately assess its conservation status. ...
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Macaria minorata Minor Angle MONA_number: 6340.00	This is one of 73 species in this genus that occur in North America, with 17 species occurring in North Carolina. In the latest checklist of North American Lepidoptera (Pohl and Nanz, 2023), North American members of the genus Speranza and Epelis were treated as junior synonyms of Macaria.	A small, brown Angle -- the smallest of our species of Macaria (forewing length typically 10-12 mm) -- with the angled hindwings and sub-falcate forewings typical of this genus. The lines on the forew...	Occurs in most montane habitats where White Pines grow, from riparian areas at fairly low elevations to the dry summits of Mount Jefferson and Grandfather Mountain....	Stenophagous, feeding on hard pines, and probably mainly on Eastern white pine; Maier et al. (2011) also reported that it is rarely found on Jack, Red, and Pitch Pines, only the last of which occurs i...	Comes well to 15 watt blacklights but we do not have any records from either bait or flowers....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 [S5]	Although this species appears to be a host plant specialist, White Pine is itself a common species that is widespread in the Mountains and occurring in a variety of habitats and elevations. The distr...
Acleris chalybeana Lesser Maple Leafroller Moth MONA_number: 3539.00		The following description is based in part on those of Fernald (1882) and Forbes (1923) and is most relevant to North Carolina specimens. The palps and head are light tan, while the thorax is concolor...	This species is generally associated with hardwood forests, particularly those where maples are well-represented. ...	Maples appear to be an important host group, but several other deciduous hardwoods are used (Ferguson, 1975; MacKay, 1962; Geise et al., 1964; Prentice, 1966; Covell, 1984; Drooz, 1985; Brown et al., ...	The adults are attracted to UV lights, and will visit bait during the cooler months of the year....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR [S3S4]	This species can be locally abundant in the Blue Ridge, but is uncommon in the Piedmont....
Augolychna septemstrigella MONA_number: 281.00		...	...		...			...
Herpetogramma thestealis Zigzag Herpetogramma Moth MONA_number: 5277.00	Over 20 species of Herpetogramma have been described from North America that are based mostly on external morphology. The most recent treatment consolidates these into only nine species (Solis, 2010) and all nine occur in North Carolina. In particular, H. abdominalis is a previously recognized species that occurs in North Carolina, but is now treated as a junior synonym of H. thestealis.	The following description is based in part on that of Handfield and Handfield (2021). The head, thorax, and abdomen are brown, with the abdomen having a narrow white crossband on the posterior margin ...	Many of our records are from mesic hardwood forests, with coastal populations often associated with bottomland forests. ...	This species is polyphagous and feeds mostly on woody species, but occasionally uses forbs (Forbes, 1923; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Solis, 2008, 2010; Handfield and Handfield, 2011, 2021; Robinson ...	The adults are attracted to lights....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR [S3-S4]	This polyphagous species is found statewide and appears to be reasonably secure. ...
Herpetogramma pertextalis Bold-feathered Grass Moth MONA_number: 5275.00	Over 20 species of Herpetogramma have been described from North America that are based mostly on external morphology. The most recent treatment consolidates these into only nine species (Solis, 2010) and all nine occur in North Carolina.	The following description is based in part on that of Forbes (1923) and Handfield and Handfield (2021). The head, thorax, and abdomen are typically dull yellowish tan, with the abdomen having a narrow...	Local populations can be found in a variety of habitats, including mesic deciduous forests, forest edges and openings, and wooded residential neighborhoods. ...	The larvae are polyphagous and feed on both woody and herbaceous plants (Schaffner, 1959; Prentice, 1966; Godfrey et al., 1987; Robinson et al., 2010; Solis, 2010; Beadle and Leckie, 2012; Handfield a...	The adults are attracted to lights and are occasionally found nectaring on wildflowers. More information is needed on the larval life history in North Carolina. ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR S4S5	This species is common in North Carolina and uses a wide diversity of host plants; it appears to be secure within the state. ...
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Helcystogramma hystricella Lanceolate Helcystogramma Moth MONA_number: 2268.00		...	...	Larvae have been observed feeding on Eastern Bottlebrush-grass (Elymus hystrix) (Braun, 1921)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR S2S3	This is a primarily northern species (Moth Photographers Group, accessed 2022-06-21). We have records from two sites for this species in North Carolina, but the distribution of its host plant indicate...
Dioryctria abietivorella MONA_number: 5841.00		...	...	...	...			...
Anacampsis tristrigella MONA_number: 2251.00		...	...		...			...
Paonias astylus Huckleberry Sphinx MONA_number: 7826.00	A Holarctic genus of 4 species of which 3 occur in North America and North Carolina. Two are among our most common species.	With narrow forewings that cover only the eyespot on the hindwings when at rest, leaving the outer margin of the hindwing projecting forward, this is clearly a Paonias species. The relatively ...	Our records come from a wide variety of heath-containing habitats. These include Wet Pine Flatwoods, Pocosins, and dry-to-xeric Pine-Scrub Oak Sandhills in the Coastal Plain; dry Pine-Oak-Heath habit...	Stenophagous. Feeds on Blueberries (Vaccinium) and Huckleberries (Gaylussacia) both in the Ericaceae. Larvae have not been found in North Carolina so we do not know which species of blu...	Like other members of the genus adults of this species are attracted to lights but have not been recorded visiting flowers nor coming to baits....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G4G5 [S4]	Once considered to be quite rare, this species is taken in light traps with regularity each year. Although a specialist on heath-containing habitats, it is not restricted with regard to moisture regim...
Plagodis phlogosaria Straight-lined Plagodis Moth MONA_number: 6842.00		The ground color of the forewings is bright orange ochre, with the median area often shaded in olive, and the subterminal area often dark and shaded with olive or pink (Forbes, 1948). The lines are da...	Forests and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001). Our records come from primarily from montane hardwood forests but also from a few sites in the Piedmont, mostly from uplands stands....	Polyphagous, feeding on wide range of hardwood trees, including alder, apple, basswood, birch, cherry, hazelnut, oak, poplar, and willow (Wagner et al., 2001)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S4	...
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Diarsia jucunda Smaller Pinkish Dart Moth MONA_number: 10919.00		...	...	Polyphagous, feeding on both Graminoids and Forbs...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.		...
Archips dissitana Boldly-marked Archips Moth MONA_number: 3666.00	Archips is a large genus with species occurring worldwide. Most are found in Holarctic and temperate regions and they are well-represented in the Old World. North America has 26 species, including a few that are introduced.	This is a distinctive species with a boldly marked black-and-white forewing. The following description is based in part on that of Freeman (1958). The head, thorax, and ground of the forewing are pure...	This species is generally associated with spruce and fir forests....	The host plants are largely undocumented, but boreal conifers are suspected based on the habitat preferences. Prentice (1966) reported a single rearing record of a Canadian specimen that fed on White ...	The adults are attracted to lights. ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR [S1S2]	Populations in the southern Appalachians appear to constitute a southern disjunct from the main range in Canada and the northern US. They are typically associated with high-elevation spruce-fir forest...
Anaplectoides brunneomedia Brown-lined Dart Moth MONA_number: 11002.00	A moderately large genus of some 15 species with three of them occurring in North America, the remaining in Europe, China, India and Japan. Two species occur in North Carolina and one of these occurs across much of Europe as well.	The large size and light green and black coloration surrounding the reniform and orbicular spots should identify this species. Unlike Anaplectoides prasina, which has a very dark hindwing, the...	A boreal species which occurs in northern hardwood forests and into the spruce-fir zone....	We have no foodplant records from North Carolina but larvae will probably be found to be general feeders on forbs, shrubs and low growing woody plants. ...	Adults come readily to light but their response to bait and flowers is unknown....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G4 [S3S4]	This species is restricted to high elevation forested habitats in the Southern Appalachians. As such, it is likely to be at significant risk due to climate change and other factors that are degrading...
Syngrapha alias MONA_number: 8939.00	One of 24 species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Poole, 1991; Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Most are northern and only two species have been recorded in North Carolina, both as disjuncts from their primary range in the North.	A medium-sized Looper with a dark gray ground color mottled with white. The lines are irregular and marked with silvery to yellowish-white. The orbicular and reniform are usually obscure but may be na...	All of our records come from Spruce-Fir Forests on the tops of some of our highest mountains....	Oligophagous, feeding primarily on Spruce (Picea spp.) and Fir (Abies spp.) but possibly also on other conifers (Forbes, 1954; Lafontaine and Poole, 1991; Maeier et al., 2011; and Wagner et al., 2011)...	While this species comes to blacklights, all of our records are for single specimens from any one sample. We do not have any records from bait....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S2?	This species appears to be one of the species most closely associated with Spruce-Fir Forests in North Carolina, a highly restricted and increasingly threatened ecosystem; currently, populations are k...
Dysstroma truncata Marbled Carpet Moth MONA_number: 7187.00	A large genus found worldwide (Europe, China, India, Japan, Argentina) usually at high altitudes. Three species reach North Carolina.	Most confusion exists between this species and D. citrata. Overall the maculation is much darker than in D. citrata and the subapical band has a distinct, but small indentation toward the base of the...	All of our records come from forested areas in the High Mountains, above 4,000 ft in elevation. Although many come from areas where stands of Spruce-fir Forests still persist, others come from areas l...	Polyphagous, feeding on both forbs and woody shrubs (Forbes, 1948; Wagner et al., 2001)....	Adults come readily to lights and would not be expected to be attracted to bait....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR [S3]	Populations of this species are limited to the highest elevations in our mountains, where they are likely to be vulnerable to the effects of global climate change. More information is needed on their ...
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Venusia cambrica Welsh Wave Moth MONA_number: 7425.00		...	Almost alll of our records come from high elevation forests, i.e., above 4,000'. Only a few come from elevations below that level, at a few sites in the Great Smoky Mountains and the Amphibolites....	Polyphagous, feeding on Mountain Ash, cherries, serviceberries, and probably other members of the Rosaceae (Wagner et al., 2002); also reported from alder, birch, and willow....	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S3S4	...
Diachrysia aereoides Dark-spotted Looper MONA_number: 8896.00	One of two species in this genus that occurs in North America (Lafontaine and Poole, 1991), both of which are found in North Carolina. Lafontaine and Poole note that this genus appears to be quite heterogeneneous and that our two species may eventually be placed in separate genera.	A medium-sized Looper, with dull orange, fairly broad and apically pointed forewings and dull fuscous hindwings. Transverse lines are all fine, brown, and run fairly straight across the wing; the post...	Our records come almost entirely from high elevations. While we have one record from an open, herb-dominated ridge, most of our records come from forested areas, including stands of Spruce-fir forests...	Larvae have been recorded on several species of herbaceous plants, including members of the Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Rosaceae; some woody species may also be used (Lafontaine and Poole, 1991)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S2S3	...
Sympistis dinalda MONA_number: 10066.10		...	...	Larvae reportedly feed on Black Walnut (Beadle & Leckie, 2012)....	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR SU	...
Sphecodina abbottii Abbot's Sphinx MONA_number: 7870.00	A genus of two species but only one in our area and the other in the eastern Palearctic.	One of the smaller Sphinx moths, the dark brown or gray, longitudinally-streaked forewing and yellow-edged hindwing are unmistakable. Sexes are similar....	Our records come hardwood-dominated habitats, including bottomlands in the Coastal Plain and both mesic and dry forested habitats in the Mountains and Piedmont. We have no records from maritime, peat...	Stenophagous. Larvae feed on members of the Vitaceae, including grapes and Virginia Creeper. ...	Adults visit flowers and sap flows and there are also reports from carrion and feces; we have no records, however, from bait, although that would seem the most promising way to sample for them. While ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S4S5	North Carolina records are scarce but habitat and host plants do not appear to be limiting factors. The populations of this species must fluctuate from year to year for they are sometimes quite commo...
Prolimacodes badia Skiff Moth MONA_number: 4671.00	Prolimacodes badia is one of only two members of the genus that occur in North America, and the only one that occurs in the eastern U.S. Synonymies include Limacodes scapha and Prolimacodes scapha.	This species is distinctively patterned with a sharply bicolored forewing. The head, palps, antennae, and thorax are light brown, with the latter having a dark brown tuft at its posterior end. The for...	Our records come a wide variety of hardwood habitats, including bottomland forests, xeric sandhill communities, dry ridges, and cove forests. We also have numerous records from semi-wooded residential...	This species feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs and is broadly polyphagous (Prentice, 1966; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Robinson et al., 2010). The reported hosts include Red Maple (Acer rubrum	Readily attracted to lights but not to bait or flowers....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it in state parks and on other public lands.	G5 [S5]	Prolimacodes badia occurs commonly across the state, occupies a wide range of habitats, and utilizes a broad range of host plants, many of which are common species. Consequently, this species ...
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Paectes oculatrix Eyed Paectes Moth MONA_number: 8957.00		...	Our records come from a mixture of dry, open habitats to mesic forests...	Larvae feed on Poison Ivy (Wagner, 2005)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S5	...
Glena cribrataria Dotted Gray Moth MONA_number: 6449.00		The ground color of the wings is pale whitish gray (Rindge, 1965). The lines consist of prominent black spots along the veins, with those on the postmedian and terminal most complete; the antemedian a...	Our records come from both forests, heathlands, and other habitats with woody species...	Larvae are broadly polyphagous on trees and shrubs (Wagner, 2005)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S5	...
Dryocampa rubicunda Rosy Maple Moth MONA_number: 7715.00	The only member of its genus (see Ferguson, 1971, for its separation from Anisota). Several color forms have been described, one of which -- alba, a nearly all white form -- Ferguson recognized as a distinct subspecies. Only the typical bicolored form occurs in North Carolina, however.	The bright yellow and pink adults are nearly unmistakeable. Only the Pink Prominent (Hyparpax aurora) and Primrose Moth (Schinia florida) are similar in color, although usually smaller. The subtermin...	Maples -- particularly Red maple -- occur in nearly every type of forested habitat in eastern North America. Not surprisingly, Dryocampa has been found in a wide variety of forests, ranging from swam...	Feeds mainly on maples (Acer spp.), including Red maple (A. rubrum), Sugar maple (A. saccharum), Silver maple (A. saccharinum), and Box elder (A. negundo) (Fergson, 1971). In some areas, however, it ...	Adults of both sexes come well to lights, including both blacklights and incandescent. Early instar larvae are gregarious, and in outbreak years can be quite conspicuous. Pupation occurs underground....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 [S5]	Populations are locally vulnerable to the effects of weather, outbreaks of disease, parasites, and predators, and to the effects of pesticides. However, given the commonness of their host plants, wid...
Drasteria grandirena Figure-seven Moth MONA_number: 8641.00		...	...	Larvae are monophagous on Witch-Hazel (Wagner et al., 2011)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S3S4	...
Dasylophia thyatiroides Gray-patched Prominent MONA_number: 7958.00		...	Our records come almost entirely from stands of mesic hardwood forests. ...	Larvae feed on Beech (Wagner, 2005)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S4S5	...
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Dasychira tephra Tephra Tussock Moth MONA_number: 8292.00	One of 16 species in this genus that occur in North America, 10 of which have been recorded in North Carolina.	Males are typically uniformly gray brown with olive shadings and little contrast between green and brown areas (Ferguson, 1978); the pale patch found along the costa and cell is usually missing in the...	The majority of our records come from wet to mesic hardwood forests, although there are also a few from dry sandhill or ridgetop habitats. In the Coastal Plain and Piedmont, it occurs primarily in ri...	Stenophagous, feeding primarily or exclusively on oaks (Ferguson, 1978; Wagner, 2005). Ferguson found at least one larva on Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia) but reared it on White Oak (Q. alba). He a...	Appears to come well to 15 watt UV lights. Adults do not feed, so do not come to bait or to flowers. Larvae are distinctive and should be looked for in order to better document their host plants. T...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 [S5]	Widespread in fairly common habitat types in North Carolina and apparently secure....
Darapsa myron Virginia Creeper Sphinx MONA_number: 7885.00	This genus of medium sized moths contains three species, all found in North Carolina.	A moderately small Sphinx moth that is broadly banded with tan or olive green on its body and forewings; hindwings are extensively reddish orange. The bands are broader than in Darapsa versicolor	Habitats seem to be the same as for several other Vitaceae-feeding Sphinx moths, including dune and scrub communities on the Barrier Islands but hardwood-dominated forests over the rest of the state. ...	Stenophagous, feeding on members of the Vitaceae, including grapes and Virginia Creeper....	Adults visit flowers and are attracted to bait. Comes well to 15 watt UV lights. ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 [S5]	Given its wide distribution across the state, broad range of habitats and use of common host plants, this species appears to be secure....
Darapsa choerilus Azalea Sphinx MONA_number: 7886.00	This genus of medium sized moths contains three species, all found in North Carolina. Long known as D. pholus, the correct name for this species is choerilus. Tuttle (2007) gives a history of these names.	Intermediate in size between the larger Darapsa versicolor and the smaller D. myron, D. choerilus is a redder color than those species and is distinguished by its straight postmedian line (curved in t...	Occurs more frequently in peatland and Longleaf Pine communities than the other two members of this genus, probably in associations with Azaleas and/or Viburnum nudum, an acidophilic species of Viburn...	Abbot illustrated adults and the entire life cycle from caterpillars found on Azalea. However, it may more frequently feed on Viburnums. ...	Adults frequent flowers and come to bait. Comes regularly to 15 watt UV lights and is also seen around outdoor lights on buildings....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 [S5]	Given its wide distribution across the state, broad range of habitats and use of common host plants, this species appears to be secure....
Clostera inclusa Angle-lined Prominent MONA_number: 7896.00		...	Most of our records come from wetlands where willows are present but where cottonwoods are absent or unlikely. A few, however, come from flodplains where cottonwoods are common....	Larvae feed on Aspen, Poplar, and Willow (Wagner, 2005)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S4S5	...
Chrysanympha formosa Formosa Looper MONA_number: 8904.00	The sole member of this genus,which is confined to northern and eastern North America (Lafontaine and Poole, 1991).	A medium-sized, pale whitish Looper with rounded forewings. A broad, hooked-shaped patch of violet-white extends from the base of the wing through the upper median area, bounded by dark brown shades t...	Most of our records come from dry, rocky habitats in the Mountains but we also have several records from the Fall-line Sandhills...	Stenophagous, with larvae feeding on Vaccinium species (Wagner et al., 2011)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S4	...
sciName	taxonomic_comments	id_comments	habitat	food	observation_methods	state_protection	NHP_ranks	status_comments
Cecrita biundata Wavy-Lined Heterocampa MONA_number: 7995.00	One of 21 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), seven of which have been recorded in North Carolina.	...	Woodlands and forests (Wagner, 2005). Our records come from a wide range of hardwood forests and shrublands across the state....	Polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of hardwood trees and shrubs (Wagner, 2005). As of 2023, we have observed it feeding on maple, birch, dogwood, persimmon, beech, wax-myrtle, and sourwood in North ...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S5	...
Callosamia angulifera Tulip-tree Silkmoth MONA_number: 7765.00	One of three Callosamia species in North Carolina, all of which overlap in range in the Coastal Plain	Sexually dimorphic, with both males and females similar in wing pattern and coloration those of the other two species of Callosamia. Female angulifera usually have an orange-brown ground color, always...	This species occupies a wide range of hardwood forests where its host plant, Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), is common. In the Piedmont and Mountains, it probably occupies most mesic to dry-mes...	Larvae feed primarily on Tulip-tree but also on other hardwood trees to some extent, including Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) and Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) (Forbes, 1923; Covell, 1984). Wagner, (...	This species is much more nocturnal than the other two Callosamia in our area, with males as well as females coming fairly well to lights -- up to 53 males have been collected at a single trap (Sulliv...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 [S5]	Populations are locally vulnerable to the effects of weather, outbreaks of disease, parasites, and predators, and to the effects of pesticides and artificial lights. However, given the commonness of ...
Balsa labecula White-blotched Balsa Moth MONA_number: 9664.00		...	Our records from the Coastal Plain come almost entirely from wet forests where Aronia and several species of Hawthorns are common. Some of the records from the Piedmont and Mountains also come from lo...	Larvae may be stenophagous on members of the Rosaceae. Wagner et al. (2011) report finding them on Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) and hawthorn (Crataegus), and also reared them on Servi...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S4S5	...
Acronicta lithospila Streaked Dagger MONA_number: 9266.00	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. This species is placed in subgenus Agriopodes by Schmidt and Anweiler, and in the Hasta Species Group. Other members of this group in North Carolina include Acronicta hamamelis, A. innotata, A. betulae, A. radcliffei, A. hasta, A. interrupta, A. laetifica, A. spinigera, A. superans, A. morula, and A. lobeliae.	...	Found in barrens and dry oak forests throughout its range (Wagner et al., 2011). North Carolina records come from dry forests, including sandhills in the Coastal Plain, monadnocks in the Piedmont, and...	Oligophagous, larvae feed primarily on oaks but are also reported to use chestnut, hickory, and walnut (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, we have observed the species feeding on Willow Oak....	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G5 S4	...
Dioryctria taedae MONA_number: 5842.00		"Can appear similar to D. taedivorella" (Scholtens, 2017)...	...	Larvae feed on Loblolly (Robinson et al., 2010)...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	[GNR] SU	...