Moths of North Carolina
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171 NC Records

Morrisonia latex (Guenée, 1852) - Fluid Arches

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Orthosiini		P3 Number:
932805		 MONA Number:
10291.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Polia latex); 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.
Morrisonia latex
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of trees. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list maple (Acer), birch (Betula), American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), hazel (Corylus), American Beech (Fagus grandifolia), American Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), American Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), cherry (Prunus), oak (Quercus), willow (Salix), American Basswood (Tilia americana), and elm (Ulmus) (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, our only feeding record is for Common Pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
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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 Morrisonia latex - Fluid Arches

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Recorded by: Patrick Coin, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: Was feeding on Asimina triloba.		Recorded by: Patrick Coin, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Patrick Coin, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-27
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-25
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
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