Moths of North Carolina
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34 NC Records

Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869) - Artichoke Plume Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pterophoroidea Family: PterophoridaeP3 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.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
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
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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 Platyptilia carduidactylus - Artichoke Plume Moth

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

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