Moths of North Carolina
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40 NC Records

Psaphida thaxterianus (Grote, 1874) - Thaxter's Sallow

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Amphipyrinae		Tribe:
Psaphidini		P3 Number:
931549		 MONA Number:
10020.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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 thaxterianus
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, including Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S2S3]
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 thaxterianus - Thaxter's Sallow

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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-03-17
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-03-17
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-03-12
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-03-08
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-03-08
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-02-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-03-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-02-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-02-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-07
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-02-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David Heavner on 2019-03-10
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-09
Madison Co.
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