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Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811) - Yarrow Plume Moth

Gillmeria pallidactyla
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		P3 Number:
63a0012		 MONA Number:
6107.00		 Other Common Name:
The Pale Plume
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Identifiable from photographs (D. Lott, pers. comm. to JBS).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Gillmeria pallidactylaAlamance 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 reportedly feed on American Yarrow (Achillea gracilis) (Beadle & Leckie, 2012), and possibly Senecio (BugGuide). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Forblands and Successional Fields
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 Gillmeria pallidactyla - Yarrow Plume Moth

Photos: 6
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-06-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Gillmeria pallidactyla
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn on 2015-06-17
Avery Co.
Comment:
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-17
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Gillmeria pallidactyla
Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2012-05-31
Ashe Co.
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Gillmeria pallidactyla
Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2012-05-23
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Gillmeria pallidactyla
Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2011-06-01
Ashe Co.
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