Moths of North Carolina
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Sympistis chionanthi (J.E. Smith, 1797) - Fringe-tree Sallow

Sympistis chionanthiSympistis chionanthi
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Oncocnemidinae		P3 Number:
931906		 MONA Number:
10067.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Adita chionanthi); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Sympistis chionanthiAlamance 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: Reported hosts include Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) and ash (Fraxinus) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Ash Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species appears to be very rare in the state and the threats to its host plant, Fringetree, from the depredations of the Emerald Ash Borer are quite high

 Photo Gallery for Sympistis chionanthi - Fringe-tree Sallow

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Sympistis chionanthiRecorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2012-09-13
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Sympistis chionanthiRecorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2012-09-13
Watauga Co.
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