Moths of North Carolina
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Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880 - Ragweed Plume Moth

Adaina ambrosiae
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		Subfamily:
Pterophorinae		Tribe:
Pterophorini		P3 Number:
63a0157		 MONA Number:
6160.00		 Other Common Name:
Ambrosia Plume Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Adaina ambrosiaeAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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: 7
Adaina ambrosiae
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was dissected (male).		Adaina ambrosiae
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-27
Wake Co.
Comment:
Adaina ambrosiae
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-27
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Adaina ambrosiae
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-09
Guilford Co.
Comment:
Adaina ambrosiae
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Adaina ambrosiae
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-05
Madison Co.
Comment: Verified by dissection by J.B. Sullivan.
Adaina ambrosiae
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-05
Madison Co.
Comment: Verified by dissection by J.B. Sullivan.