Moths of North Carolina
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Thyris maculata Harris, 1839 - Spotted Thyris

Thyris maculataThyris maculataThyris maculata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Thyrididae		Subfamily:
Thyridinae		P3 Number:
700003		 MONA Number:
6076.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Thyris maculataAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include Clematis and bluets (Houstonia) (Forbes, 1923; Covell, 1984). Charley Eiseman has a BugGuide record for a larva reared from Virginia Virgin's-bower (Clematis virginiana) in Massachusetts. - View
Observation Methods: The adults often nectar during the day on Daucus, Asclepius, Erigeron and other wildflowers.
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Thyris maculata - Spotted Thyris

Photos: 25
Thyris maculataRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-06-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-29
Macon Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: Three adults were foraging on Queen-Anne's-Lace (Daucus carota). 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: Three adults were foraging on Queen-Anne's-Lace (Daucus carota).
Thyris maculataRecorded by: Patrick and Megan Blythe on 2024-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Patrick and Megan Blythe on 2024-07-29
Swain Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Patrick and Megan Blythe on 2024-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Kaitlyn Elliott, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-25
Chatham Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Kaitlyn Elliott, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: David George on 2022-07-29
Durham Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-04
Buncombe Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2021-07-16
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2021-07-16
Alleghany Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-06-21
Buncombe Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Nora Murdock, Keith Langdon, Robert Emmott on 2019-07-03
Haywood Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-05-09
Madison Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Steve Coggin on 2018-05-05
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2017-08-12
Mecklenburg Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2013-07-16
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Thyris maculataRecorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2013-07-13
Ashe Co.
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Thyris maculataRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2013-05-20
Buncombe Co.
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