Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Geina sheppardi Landry, 1989 - Sheppard's Plume Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		Subfamily:
Pterophorinae		Tribe:
Platyptiliini		P3 Number:
63a0063		 MONA Number:
6091.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Geina sheppardi
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:
Larval Host Plants: Hosts are poorly documented but there are records for larvae on Frost Grape (Vitis vulpina) (Robinson et al., 2010) and Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia) (iNaturalist, Bill Kleim). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-05-29
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-05-26
Cabarrus Co.
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