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Psaphida styracis (Guenée, 1852) - Fawn Sallow

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Amphipyrinae		Tribe:
Psaphidini		P3 Number:
931553		 MONA Number:
10016.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Copipanolis styracis); 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 styracisAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: This species is associated with dry oak woodlands and barrens over most of its range (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, records come from sandhills habitats in the Coastal Plain and mostly from dry ridges in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, including black and red oaks (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, J.B. Sullivan reared larvae from Bluejack Oak (Quercus incana) and Turkey Oak (Q. laevis). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Dry-Xeric Hardwood 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 styracis - Fawn Sallow

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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-23
Madison Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-14
Madison Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-17
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-12
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-05
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-03-03
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-03
Madison Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-03-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: B bockhahn on 2023-03-06
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-02-28
Madison Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-02-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-02-22
Madison Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-11
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-03-11
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-05
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-03-03
Buncombe Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-05-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-24
Madison Co.
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Psaphida styracisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-03-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Psaphida styracisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-23
Madison Co.
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