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Pseudothyris sepulchralis (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) - Mournful Pseudothyris

Pseudothyris sepulchralisPseudothyris sepulchralis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Thyrididae		Subfamily:
Thyridinae		P3 Number:
700004		 MONA Number:
6077.00		 MONA Synonym:
Thyris sepulchralis		Other Common Name:
Mournful Thyris Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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.
Pseudothyris sepulchralisAlamance 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 grape (Vitis), Clematis, and greenbrier (Smilax) (Covell, 1984; Godfrey et al., 1987). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S3S4
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 Pseudothyris sepulchralis - Mournful Pseudothyris

Photos: 21
Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-05-12
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-05-12
Transylvania Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Alicia Jackson on 2024-04-20
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther on 2024-04-08
Columbus Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther on 2024-04-08
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: K. Sanford, A. Brown on 2022-04-20
Camden Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-07-10
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2020-04-19
Gates Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2020-04-14
Craven Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips on 2020-04-14
Onslow Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2019-05-14
Camden Co.
Comment: on scat		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Lior Carlson on 2019-05-14
Camden Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips on 2019-05-14
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-04-16
Mecklenburg Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2018-04-26
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Salman Abdulali on 2018-04-14
Richmond Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-04-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Scott Pohlman and Kacy Cook on 2015-05-07
Scotland Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-05-22
Buncombe Co.
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Pseudothyris sepulchralisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2010-05-04
Graham Co.
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