Moths of North Carolina
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Hypsopygia intermedialis (Walker, 1862) - Red-shawled Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Pyralinae		Tribe:
Pyralini		P3 Number:
80a0683		 MONA Number:
5526.00		 MONA Synonym:
Pseudasopia intermedialis
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
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.
Hypsopygia intermedialisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Found both at high elevation peaks and at low elevation sites in the Piedmont.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on pine (Pinus) and spruce (Picea) (Robinson et al., 2010). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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 Hypsopygia intermedialis - Red-shawled Moth

Photos: 18
Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-20
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-04
Guilford Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-18
Guilford Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-17
Wake Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-23
Carteret Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-06-09
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-23
Guilford Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-28
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-03
Guilford Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-05-18
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-09-02
Cabarrus Co.
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Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-09-10
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia intermedialis
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-05-25
Warren Co.
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