Moths of North Carolina
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173 NC Records

Tricholita signata (Walker, 1860) - Signate Quaker Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933193 MONA Number: 10627.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported to feed on Composites, including dandelion, goldenrod, plantain, and ragweed (Covell, 1984; Robinson et al., 2010). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
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 Tricholita signata - Signate Quaker Moth

62 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-27
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-09
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-13
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-02
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-24
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-09-21
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-08
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-27
Graham Co.
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