Moths of North Carolina
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119 NC Records

Pococera expandens (Walker, 1863) - Striped Oak Webworm Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: EpipaschiinaeTribe: [Epipaschiini]P3 Number: 800135.00 MONA Number: 5608.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from primarily from mesic hardwood forests, including northern hardwoods and cove forests in the Mountains, mesic slopes, riparian forests, and shorelines in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
Larval Host Plants: The larvae appear to specialize on oaks (Prentice, 1966; Allyson, 1977; Robinson et al., 2012; Marquis et al, 2019). The reported hosts include White Oak (Quercus alba), Bear Oak (Q. ilicifolia), Shingle Oak (Q. imbricaria), Bur Oak (Q. macrocarpa), Chestnut Oak (Q. montana), Chinquapin Oak (Q. muehlenbergii), Pin Oak (Q. palustris), Northern Red Oak (Q. rubra), Post Oak (Q. stellata) and Black Oak (Q. velutina). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4
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 Pococera expandens - Striped Oak Webworm Moth

123 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-23
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-05-18
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-08-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-07-27
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-26
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-19
Chowan Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-18
Chowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-06-22
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-18
Wake Co.
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