Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pyralidae Members:	Pococera Members:	6 NC Records
Pococera subcanalis (Walker, 1863) - Cloaked Pococera Moth

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Pyraloidea	Family: Pyralidae	Subfamily: Epipaschiinae	Tribe: [Epipaschiini]	P3 Number: 800129.00	MONA Number: 5602.00
Species Status: "There is still much confusion about the application of these names [melanogrammos and subcanalis]. I recognize each as a particular species but I haven't the actual types to confirm what name goes with what" (Scholtens, 2017). Forbes (1923) thought subcanalis was probably a form of asperatella.

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our only recent record comes from a barrier island. The rest are all historic and the habitat associations are not recorded.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on Hickories and Oaks (Robinson et al., 2010). A record from Texas submitted to BugGuide by George Smiley shows larvae found on Water Hickory. - 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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Pococera subcanalis (Walker, 1863) - Cloaked Pococera Moth