Moths of North Carolina
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25 NC Records

Macalla zelleri (Grote, 1876) - Zeller's Macalla

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Epipaschiinae		Tribe:
[Epipaschiini]		P3 Number:
80a0617		 MONA Number:
5579.00		 Other Common Name:
Zeller's Epipaschia Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Macalla zelleri
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: Our three records come from a non-riverine swamp forest in the Coastal Plain and a dry oak-hickory forest and wet-mesic hardwood forest in the Piedmont.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Toxicodendron, including Poison-ivy (T. radicans) and Atlantic Poison-oak (T. pubescens) (Dyar, 1904; Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Sumac Thickets and Poison Ivy Tangles
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species appears to be far less common than its host plants, although it does not seem to be geographically restricted (see map on MPG).

 Photo Gallery for Macalla zelleri - Zeller's Macalla

Photos: 11

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka and Jim Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-05-18
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan, and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-09
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-05-28
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2017-05-30
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2013-06-07
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2012-07-16
Camden Co.
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