Moths of North Carolina
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Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pterophoroidea Family: PterophoridaeP3 Number: 460030.00 MONA Number: 6127.00
Comments: Paraplatyptilia auriga is a member of the 'Paraplatyptilia auriga species complex', which in eastern North America includes three morphologically similar species. Two of these (P. sabourini and P. watkinsi) were described by Gielis (2008) and are currently only known in the US from areas outside of North Carolina (P. sabourini in Wisconsin, and P. watkinsi in Wisconsin, Michigan, Vermont and Missouri). Although this suggests that the only member in North Carolina is P. auriga, we cannot rule out that the other two species might occur within the state, particularly in the Blue Ridge. We are currently treating members of the complex in North Carolina as P. auriga, with the understanding that additional studies are needed based on genitalia and DNA barcoding to better resolve the distribution of all three members of the complex in the eastern US.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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