Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Omphalocera munroei Martin, 1956 - Asimina Webworm Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: GalleriinaeTribe: MegarthridiiniP3 Number: 800006.00 MONA Number: 5627.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: 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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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: Found in rich alluvial forests and bluffs along the Roanoke and Cape Fear Rivers; also in non-riverine swamp forest in the Outer Coastal Plain
Larval Host Plants: Feeds on Pawpaws (Asimina spp.) (Robinson et al., 2010). Our records come mainly from sites where Common Pawpaw occurs but larvae have been found feeding on Dwarf Pawpaw in Harnett County. - View
Observation Methods: Although we have captured up to six in a single trap, the lack of records for this species may indicated that it comes poorly to blacklights.
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S4
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 Omphalocera munroei - Asimina Webworm Moth

Photos: 14

Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-19
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-18
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-18
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-18
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2022-08-03
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-08-07
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2012-07-20
Halifax Co.
Comment: Photographed on the outside of a light trap located next to a patch of Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)		Recorded by: Signa Williams, Floyd Williams on 2007-09-26
Camden Co.
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Recorded by: Signa Williams on 2007-08-21
Camden Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Hart on 2006-09-04
Harnett Co.
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