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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Pterophoridae Members:
Adaina ambrosiae
Adaina bipunctatus
Amblyptilia pica
Buckleria parvulus
Dejongia californicus
Emmelina monodactyla
Emmelina unidentified species
Exelastis pumilio
Exelastis unidentified species
Geina buscki
Geina periscelidactylus
Geina sheppardi
Geina tenuidactylus
Geina unidentified species
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Hellinsia balanotes
Hellinsia chlorias
Hellinsia elliottii
Hellinsia glenni
Hellinsia habecki
Hellinsia homodactylus
Hellinsia inquinatus
Hellinsia kellicottii
Hellinsia linus
Hellinsia paleaceus
Hellinsia unidentified species
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
Lioptilodes albistriolatus
Oidaematophorus eupatorii
Oidaematophorus unidentified species
Paraplatyptilia auriga
Paraplatyptilia carolina
Platyptilia carduidactylus
Pselnophorus belfragei
Pselnophorus unidentified species
Pterophoridae unidentified species
Stenoptilia pallistriga
Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Adaina
Members:
Adaina ambrosiae
Adaina bipunctatus
4 NC Records
Adaina ambrosiae
Murtfeldt, 1880 - Ambrosia Plume Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea
Family:
Pterophoridae
Subfamily:
Pterophorinae
Tribe:
Pterophorini
P3 Number:
460157.00
MONA Number:
6160.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
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
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. -
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
State Protection:
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Adaina ambrosiae
- Ambrosia 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.
Comment:
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-09
Guilford Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-20
Durham Co.
Comment:
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.