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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Tortricidae Members:
Acleris albicomana
Acleris albinivia
Acleris bowmanana
Acleris celiana
Acleris cervinana
Acleris chalybeana
Acleris comandrana
Acleris curvalana
Acleris flavivittana
Acleris forbesana
Acleris hudsoniana
Acleris inana
Acleris maccana
Acleris macdunnoughi
Acleris maculidorsana
Acleris negundana
Acleris nigrolinea
Acleris nivisellana
Acleris placidana
Acleris ptychogrammos
Acleris pulverosana
Acleris robinsoniana
Acleris semipurpurana
Acleris subnivana
Acleris unidentified species
Acleris variana
Acleris viburnana
Adoxophyes furcatana
Adoxophyes negundana
Adoxophyes unidentified species
Aethes angulatana
Aethes angustana
Aethes argentilimitana
Aethes atomosana
Aethes baloghi
Aethes biscana
Aethes fernaldana
Aethes floccosana
Aethes heleniana
Aethes mymara
Aethes new species 1
Aethes new species 2
Aethes new species 3
Aethes new species 4
Aethes obliquana
Aethes patricia
Aethes promptana
Aethes razowskii
Aethes ringsi
Aethes rutilana
Aethes seriatana
Aethes sexdentata
Aethes terriae
Aethes triassumenta
Aethes unidentified species
Amorbia humerosana
Ancylis albacostana
Ancylis brauni
Ancylis burgessiana
Ancylis comptana of authors
Ancylis definitivana
Ancylis diminuatana
Ancylis discigerana
Ancylis divisana
Ancylis fuscociliana
Ancylis goodelliana
Ancylis laciniana
Ancylis metamelana
Ancylis muricana
Ancylis nubeculana
Ancylis platanana
Ancylis semiovana
Ancylis spiraeifoliana
Ancylis subaequana
Ancylis unidentified species
Anopina ednana
Apotomis deceptana
Apotomis removana
Archips argyrospila
Archips dissitana
Archips fervidana
Archips georgiana
Archips grisea
Archips infumatana
Archips magnoliana
Archips nigriplagana
Archips purpurana
Archips rileyana
Archips semiferanus
Archips unidentified species
Argyrotaenia alisellana
Argyrotaenia coloradana
Argyrotaenia floridana
Argyrotaenia hodgesi
Argyrotaenia ivana
Argyrotaenia juglandana
Argyrotaenia kimballi
Argyrotaenia mariana
Argyrotaenia occultana
Argyrotaenia pinatubana
Argyrotaenia quercifoliana
Argyrotaenia tabulana
Argyrotaenia unidentified species
Argyrotaenia velutinana
Aterpia approximana
Atroposia oenotherana
Bactra furfurana
Bactra unidentified species
Bactra verutana
Cagiva cephalanthana
Catastega aceriella
Catastega timidella
Catastega unidentified species
Celypha cespitana of authors
Celypha unidentified species
Cenopis cana
Cenopis chambersana
Cenopis croatanensis
Cenopis diluticostana
Cenopis directana
Cenopis eulongicosta
Cenopis ferreana
Cenopis lamberti
Cenopis niveana
Cenopis pettitana
Cenopis reticulatana
Cenopis saracana
Cenopis unicolorana
Cenopis unidentified species
Chimoptesis gerulae
Chimoptesis n-sp
Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana
Chimoptesis unidentified species
Choristoneura argentifasciata
Choristoneura conflictana
Choristoneura fractivittana
Choristoneura fumiferana
Choristoneura houstonana
Choristoneura obsoletana
Choristoneura parallela
Choristoneura pinus
Choristoneura rosaceana
Choristoneura unidentified species
Clepsis clemensiana
Clepsis listerana
Clepsis melaleucanus
Clepsis peritana
Clepsis persicana
Clepsis unidentified species
Clepsis virescana
Cochylichroa hoffmanana
Cochylichroa hospes
Cochylichroa temerana
Cochylichroa unidentified species
Cochylichroa viscana
Cochylini unidentified species
Cochylis bucera
Cochylis caulocatax
Cochylis unidentified species
Coelostathma discopunctana
Coelostathma placidana
Corticivora chica
Corticivora clarki
Corticivora parva
Corticivora unidentified species
Crocidosema plebejana
Crocidosema unica
Cryptaspasma bipenicilla
Cydia albimaculana
Cydia candana
Cydia caryana
Cydia erotella
Cydia ingens
Cydia lacustrina
Cydia laricana
Cydia latiferreana
Cydia marita
Cydia pomonella
Cydia rana
Cydia toreuta
Cydia unidentified species
Decodes basiplagana
Dichrorampha bittana
Dichrorampha broui
Dichrorampha incanana
Dichrorampha leopardana
Dichrorampha simulana
Ecdytolopha insiticiana
Ecdytolopha mana
Endothenia hebesana
Endothenia infuscata
Endothenia montanana
Endothenia new species
Endothenia nubilana
Epiblema abruptana
Epiblema adusta
Epiblema alba
Epiblema boxcana
Epiblema brightonana
Epiblema carolinana
Epiblema desertana
Epiblema discretivana
Epiblema dorsisuffusana
Epiblema exacerbatricana
Epiblema gibsoni
Epiblema glaseri
Epiblema glenni
Epiblema infelix
Epiblema insidiosana
Epiblema mandana
Epiblema minutana
Epiblema obfuscana
Epiblema obfuscana-desertana
Epiblema otiosana
Epiblema praesumptiosa
Epiblema scudderiana
Epiblema separationis
Epiblema strenuana
Epiblema strenuana_abruptana complex
Epiblema tripartitana
Epiblema unidentified species
Epinotia celtisana
Epinotia lindana
Epinotia medioviridana
Epinotia rectiplicana
Epinotia sotipena
Epinotia transmissana
Epinotia unidentified species
Epinotia vertumnana
Epinotia xandana
Episimus argutana
Episimus tyrius
Episimus unidentified species
Eucopina cocana
Eucopina monitorana
Eucopina tocullionana
Eucosma alabamae
Eucosma ambodaidaleia
Eucosma aquilana
Eucosma argutipunctana
Eucosma autumnana
Eucosma awemeana
Eucosma baggetti
Eucosma essexana
Eucosma floridana
Eucosma formosana
Eucosma giganteana
Eucosma gomonana
Eucosma grindeliana
Eucosma kiscana
Eucosma linitipunctana
Eucosma ochroterminana
Eucosma ornatula
Eucosma paragemellana
Eucosma paregoria
Eucosma parmatana
Eucosma radiatana
Eucosma raracana
Eucosma rusticana
Eucosma sombreana
Eucosma tomonana
Eucosma umbrastriana
Eucosma unidentified species
Eucosmomorpha nearctica
Eugnosta bimaculana
Eugnosta erigeronana
Eugnosta sartana
Eulia ministrana
Eumarozia malachitana
Grapholita delineana
Grapholita eclipsana
Grapholita fana
Grapholita interstinctana
Grapholita molesta
Grapholita packardi
Grapholita prunivora
Grapholita tristrigana
Grapholita unidentified species
Gretchena amatana
Gretchena bolliana
Gretchena concitatricana
Gretchena concubitana
Gretchena delicatana
Gretchena deludana
Gretchena nymphana
Gretchena unidentified species
Gretchena watchungana
Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum
Gypsonoma fasciolana
Gypsonoma salicicolana
Gypsonoma unidentified species
Hedya chionosema
Hedya separatana
Hendecaneura shawiana
Henricus edwardsiana
Hulda impudens
Larisa subsolana
Lorita baccharivora
Lorita scarificata
Notocelia lobana
Notocelia rosaecolana
Olethreutes appalachiana
Olethreutes appendiceum
Olethreutes astrologana
Olethreutes auricapitana
Olethreutes baccatanum
Olethreutes brunneopurpurata
Olethreutes concinnana
Olethreutes connectum
Olethreutes coruscana
Olethreutes corylana
Olethreutes exoletum
Olethreutes fasciatana
Olethreutes ferriferana
Olethreutes ferrolineana
Olethreutes furfuranum
Olethreutes griseoalbana
Olethreutes hamameliana
Olethreutes hippocastanum
Olethreutes inornatana
Olethreutes lacunanum
Olethreutes malana
Olethreutes monetiferanum
Olethreutes new species near appendiceum (CP-2)
Olethreutes new species near permundana
Olethreutes nigranum
Olethreutes nitidana
Olethreutes ochrosuffusanum
Olethreutes osmundana
Olethreutes permundana
Olethreutes permundana complex
Olethreutes sciotana
Olethreutes sericoranum
Olethreutes tilianum
Olethreutes unidentified species
Olethreutes valdanum
Olethreutes viburnanum
Olethreutinae unidentified species
Orthotaenia undulana
Pammene felicitana
Pandemis lamprosana
Pandemis limitata
Pandemis unidentified species
Paralobesia crispans
Paralobesia cyclopiana
Paralobesia cypripediana
Paralobesia dividuana
Paralobesia liriodendrana
Paralobesia magnoliana
Paralobesia monotropana
Paralobesia new species 1
Paralobesia palliolana
Paralobesia parsaura
Paralobesia piperae
Paralobesia unidentified species
Paralobesia viteana
Paralobesia yaracana
Pelochrista adamantana
Pelochrista argentialbana
Pelochrista cataclystiana
Pelochrista comatulana
Pelochrista derelicta
Pelochrista dorsisignatana
Pelochrista fiskeana
Pelochrista fratruelis
Pelochrista fraudabilis
Pelochrista galenapunctana
Pelochrista graciliana
Pelochrista guttulana
Pelochrista kimballi
Pelochrista milleri
Pelochrista nandana
Pelochrista oraria
Pelochrista pallidipalpana
Pelochrista quinquemaculana
Pelochrista robinsonana
Pelochrista similiana
Pelochrista sullivani
Pelochrista unidentified species
Pelochrista vagana
Pelochrista wandana
Pelochrista zomonana
Phaecasiophora confixana
Phaecasiophora inspersa
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
Phaecasiophora unidentified species
Phalonidia lepidana
Phalonidia unidentified species
Phiaris glaciana
Phtheochroa baracana
Phtheochroa birdana
Phtheochroa terminana
Phtheochroa unidentified species
Platphalonidia lavana
Platphalonidia magdalenae
Platphalonidia unidentified species
Platynota exasperatana
Platynota flavedana
Platynota idaeusalis
Platynota rostrana
Platynota semiustana
Platynota stultana
Platynota unidentified species
Pristerognatha agilana
Proteoteras aesculana
Proteoteras crescentana
Proteoteras moffatiana
Proteoteras naracana
Proteoteras obnigrana
Proteoteras unidentified species
Proteoteras willingana
Pseudexentera costomaculana
Pseudexentera cressoniana
Pseudexentera faracana
Pseudexentera haracana
Pseudexentera hodsoni
Pseudexentera kalmiana
Pseudexentera mali
Pseudexentera maracana
Pseudexentera sepia
Pseudexentera spoliana
Pseudexentera unidentified species
Pseudexentera vaccinii
Pseudexentera virginiana
Pseudogalleria inimicella
Retinia comstockiana
Retinia gemistrigulana
Retinia houseri
Retinia unidentified species
Retinia virginiana
Rhopobota dietziana
Rhopobota finitimana
Rhopobota naevana
Rhopobota unidentified species
Rhyacionia adana
Rhyacionia aktita
Rhyacionia busckana
Rhyacionia frustrana
Rhyacionia granti
Rhyacionia rigidana
Rhyacionia unidentified species
Rudenia leguminana
Satronia tantilla
Sereda tautana
Sonia canadana
Sonia divaricata
Sonia paraplesiana
Sonia unidentified species
Sparganothis bistriata
Sparganothis caryae
Sparganothis distincta
Sparganothis mcguinnessi
Sparganothis niteolinea
Sparganothis sulfureana
Sparganothis tristriata
Sparganothis unidentified species
Sparganothis xanthoides
Sparganothoides lentiginosana
Spilonota ocellana
Spinipogon resthavenensis
Strepsicrates smithiana
Suleima helianthana
Suleima unidentified species
Syllonoma longipalpana
Syndemis afflictana
Talponia plummeriana
Taniva albolineana
Thaumatographa jonesi
Thyraylia bunteana
Thyraylia hollandana
Thyraylia hollandana species complex
Thyraylia nana
Thyraylia unidentified species
Thyraylia voxcana
Thyraylia wiscana
Xenotemna pallorana
Zeiraphera claypoleana
Zomaria interruptolineana
Zomaria rosaochreana
Pandemis
Members:
Pandemis lamprosana
Pandemis limitata
Pandemis unidentified species
103 NC Records
Pandemis lamprosana
(Robinson, 1869) - Woodgrain Leafroller Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea
Family:
Tortricidae
Subfamily:
Tortricinae
Tribe:
Archipini
P3 Number:
620248.00
MONA Number:
3593.00
Comments:
The genus
Pandemis
includes around 67 described species worldwide, including four native and two introduced species in North America. Our four native species are very closely related and their status as being valid species has been questioned. Recent molecular and phylogenetic studies by Dombroskie and Sperling (2012) provide support for continuing to recognize all four lineages as species. We have only two species in North Carolina that are easily distinguished by both maculation and genitalia.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Robinson (1869)
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
MacKay (1962).
Adult Markings:
The following is mostly based on the description by Robinson (1869). The head, palps, antennae, and thorax are pale brown. The ground color of the forewing is light cinnamon brown and is overlain with three darker brown patches or bands. These include a basal patch that covers one third of the forewing, a broad, posteriorly oblique median band, and a small subapical patch on the costa. The outer margin of the basal patch and both margins of the median band are bounded by narrow pale lines, but the subapical patch is not. The latter extends only a short distance inward from the costa and ends in a more-or-less smudged, indistinct point on its inner side. The fringe is brown, while the hindwing is white to light gray with a concolorous fringe. This species is very similar to
Pandemis limitata
and is best distinguished by the subapical patch, which has a narrow pale line around the margin (lacking in
P. lamprosana
). In addition,
P. lamprosana
has a uniformly white to light gray hindwing, versus a two-toned gray and white hindwing for
P. limitata
.
Wingspan:
19-22 mm for males and 18-28 mm for females (Chapman and Lienk, 1971; Freeman, 1958).
Forewing Length:
8.0-10.5 mm for males and 9.5-12.0 mm for females (Chapman and Lienk, 1971; Gilligan and Epstein; TortAI).
Adult Structural Features:
Gilligan and Epstein (TortAI) and Freeman (1958) have images of the male and female genitalia.
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Immatures and Development:
Chapman and Lienk (1971) and Gilligan and Epstein (TortAI) provide a summary of the life cycle as follows based on studies in New York where populations are univoltine. The adults emerge in early summer and the females lay large masses of eggs on the upper surfaces of leaves of the host plants. The young larvae feed on leaves through the third instar, then construct hibernacula in protected sites and overwinter until the following spring. They resume feeding in the spring and do not complete development until June or mid-July in northern localities. Pupation occurs in the final larval feeding site, and the adult emerged within 2-3 weeks. The late instar larvae are approximately 20 mm in length and are entirely green and unmarked with moderately large pinacula and long setae. Earlier instars may have a dark lateral mark on each side of the prothoracic shield. The larvae are indistinguishable from those of several other
Pandemis
and require rearing to determine the species.
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Pandemis lamprosana
is broadly distributed across much of the eastern and central US, and in adjoining regions of southern Canada from Manitoba eastward to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. In the US the range extends from Maine and other New England states southward to South Carolina and Georgia, and westward to Mississippi, central Oklahoma, Missouri, eastern Nebraska, Minnesota, and eastern North Dakota. Populations tend to be absent or underrepresented in much of the southeastern Coastal Plain. As of 2022, all of our records are from the Piedmont and Blue Ridge.
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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Flight Comments:
The adults have been observed from May through October in different areas of the range, with the peak flights occurring from June though September. As of 2023, our records extend from late-April through early October. Many local populations are univoltine throughout the range (Chapman and Lienk, 1971), but some populations in North Carolina appear to produce both a spring and late summer brood.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Local populations are generally associated with mesic hardwood or mixed conifer-hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants:
The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a taxonomically diverse group of deciduous trees and shrubs (Freeman, 1958; Schaffner, 1959; MacKay, 1962; Prentice, 1966; Godfrey et al., 1987; Wagner et al., 1995; Robinson et al., 2010; Gilligan and Epstein, 2014). The known hosts include Red Maple (
Acer rubrum
), Silver Maple (
A. saccharinum
), Sugar Maple (
A. saccharum
), Mountain Maple (
A. spicatum
), Yellow Birch (
Betula alleghaniensis
), Paper Birch (
B. papyrifera
), American Hornbeam (
Carpinus caroliniana
), American Ash (
Fraxinus americana
), Honey Locust (
Gleditsia triacanthos
), American Witch-hazel (
Hamamelis virginiana
), American Hop-hornbeam (
Ostrya virginiana
), American Sycamore (
Platanus occidentalis
), Quaking Aspen (
Populus tremuloides
), Choke Cherry (
Prunus virginiana
),Scarlet Oak (
Quercus coccinea
), Northern Red Oak (
Quercus rubra
), Sassafras (
Sassafras albidum
), American Basswood (
Tilia americana
), American Elm (
Ulmus americana
), Slippery Elm (
U. rubra
) and Stinging Nettle (
Urtica dioica
). The larvae are also found in apple orchards. -
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Observation Methods:
The adults are attracted to lights.
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S4-S5
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
This species is common in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge and appears to be secure within the state.
Photo Gallery for
Pandemis lamprosana
- Woodgrain Leafroller Moth
94 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-08-07
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-24
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-23
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-21
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-27
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-11
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-31
Madison Co.
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