Moths of North Carolina
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4 NC Records

Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880 - Ragweed Plume Moth

Adaina ambrosiae
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pterophoroidea Family: PterophoridaeSubfamily: PterophorinaeTribe: PterophoriniP3 Number: 63a0157 MONA Number: 6160.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Beadle and Leckie (2018) list ragweed (Ambrosia) and aster (Symphyotrichum) as hosts. Matthews et al. (1990) also list non-native species of sunflower (Helianthus). The hosts that are utilized in North Carolina are unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Adaina ambrosiae - Ragweed Plume Moth

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-27
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-27
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-09
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-05
Madison Co.
Comment: Verified by dissection by J.B. Sullivan. 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-05
Madison Co.
Comment: Verified by dissection by J.B. Sullivan.