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Psaphida electilis (Morrison, 1875) - Chosen Sallow

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Amphipyrinae		Tribe:
Psaphidini		P3 Number:
931552		 MONA Number:
10012.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Eutolype electilis); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Poole (1995)                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Psaphida electilisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on hickory (Carya) and walnut (Juglans) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Psaphida electilis - Chosen Sallow

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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-18
Madison Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-08
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-02
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-03-07
Orange Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-03-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-04-20
Transylvania Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-07
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-02-24
Orange Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-24
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-04-06
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-04-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-03-07
Chatham Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-03-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-28
Madison Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-18
Guilford Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-18
Guilford Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-10
Madison Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-03-27
McDowell Co.
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Psaphida electilisRecorded by: T. DeSantis on 2016-02-29
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida electilisRecorded by: T. Nergart on 2015-03-23
Transylvania Co.
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