Moths of North Carolina
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105 NC Records

Pyrrhia exprimens (Walker, 1857) - Purple-Lined Sallow

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932041.00 MONA Number: 11064.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) list fields, gardens, prairies, and mostly open areas as habitats used by this species. We have records from montane wet meadows and high elevation fields and openings but we also have some from high elevation forests and from cove forests at lower elevations. Piedmont records come from monadnocks with montane-like vegetation.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on both herbaceous and woody plants (Wagner et al., 2011). Beggarsticks (Bidens sp.) and legumes are commonly used, but a wide range of herbaceous species in other plant families are also eaten, as are Poplars and Willows. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Pyrrhia exprimens - Purple-Lined Sallow

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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-31
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-29
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-07-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-07-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-06-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-06-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-05-18
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-31
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-20
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-23
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-18
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-15
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-04-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2018-07-13
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-09
Ashe Co.
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