Moths of North Carolina
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153 NC Records

Morrisonia latex (Guenée, 1852) - Fluid Arches Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: OrthosiiniP3 Number: 932805.00 MONA Number: 10291.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Polia latex); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Moth

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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.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-29
Orange Co.
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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.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-12
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2021-05-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Heather Burditt on 2020-05-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-04-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-05-24
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-17
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
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