Moths of North Carolina

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Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869) - Artichoke Plume Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea

Family:
Pterophoridae

P3 Number:
63a0005

MONA Number:
6109.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Adult Markings: Identifiable through 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:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus), Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans), Canada Thistle (C. arvense), Field Thistle (C. discolor), and Bull Thistle (C. vulgare) (Eiseman, 2022). - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Platyptilia carduidactylus - Artichoke Plume Moth

35 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-19 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-19 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-13 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-10 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-08 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-01 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-01 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-04-19 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-12 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-04 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-01 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-21 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-16 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-11 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-04 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-02 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-28 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-26 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-14 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-11 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-22 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-19 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-07 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-08-08 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-06 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-04-23 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-22 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-04-18 Yancey Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-04-18 Yancey Co. Comment: