Moths of North Carolina
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38 NC Records

Paralobesia liriodendrana (Kearfott, 1904) - Tulip-tree Leaftier Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: OlethreutiniP3 Number: 620493.00 MONA Number: 2711.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The fringe is light brown in this species, blue-gray in viteana, which is otherwise very similar (Forbes, 1923)
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: The larvae feed on members of the Magnoliaceae (Kearfott, 1904, 1907a; Forbes, 1923; Heinrich, 1926; MacKay, 1959; Prentice, 1966; Lam et al., 2011; Beadle & Leckie, 2018; Eiseman, 2022). Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is the most commonly used host, but the larvae are also known to feed on Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) and Sweetbay Magnolia (M. virginiana).
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S5
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 Paralobesia liriodendrana - Tulip-tree Leaftier Moth

Photos: 27

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-07-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-06-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-09-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-04-29
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-05-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-05-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-05-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-05-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-05
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-03
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-03
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-09-03
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn; P. Scharf, L. Amos on 2015-05-12
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn; P. Scharf, L. Amos on 2015-05-12
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J. Merrill Lynch on 2015-05-10
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2011-04-23
Catawba Co.
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