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Omphalocera munroei Martin, 1956 - Asimina Webworm Moth

Omphalocera munroei
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Galleriinae		Tribe:
Megarthridiini		P3 Number:
80a0046		 MONA Number:
5627.00		 Other Common Name:
Pawpaw Webworm Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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.
Omphalocera munroeiAlamance 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%20Hanover 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
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: Larvae feed on pawpaws (Asimina spp.) (Robinson et al., 2010). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded feeding on both Common Pawpaw (A. triloba) and Dwarf Pawpaw (A. parviflora). - 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.
Wikipedia
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: 16
Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-19
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-18
Polk Co.
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Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-18
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-18
Polk Co.
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Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2022-08-03
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-08-07
Cabarrus Co.
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Omphalocera munroeiRecorded 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)		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Signa Williams, Floyd Williams on 2007-09-26
Camden Co.
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Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Signa Williams on 2007-08-21
Camden Co.
Comment: 		Omphalocera munroeiRecorded by: Paul Hart on 2006-09-04
Harnett Co.
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