Moths of North Carolina
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Buckleria parvulus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) - Sundew Plume Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		P3 Number:
63a0072		 MONA Number:
6098.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Identifiable from photographs (D. Lott, pers. comm. to JBS).
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: The species has so far only been recorded in the Coastal Plain.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Buckleria parvulusAlamance 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 Hanover 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: Larvae feed on sundews (Drosera), including Spoonleaf Sundew (D. intermedia), Dwarf Sundew (D. brevifolia), and Threadleaf Sundew (D. filiformis) (Matthews et al., 1990). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Herbaceous Peatlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S3]
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 Buckleria parvulus - Sundew Plume Moth

Photos: 19
Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2025-09-20
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-23
Brunswick Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-23
Wilson Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-26
Wilson Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-01
Brunswick Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-01
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-25
Onslow Co.
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Buckleria parvulus
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-11
Onslow Co.
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