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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
Oidaematophorus
Members:
Oidaematophorus eupatorii
Oidaematophorus unidentified species
11 NC Records
Oidaematophorus eupatorii
(Fernald, 1891) - Eupatorium Plume Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea
Family:
Pterophoridae
P3 Number:
460139.00
MONA Number:
6168.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Beadle and Leckie (2012)
Online Photographs:
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
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants:
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Oidaematophorus eupatorii
- Eupatorium Plume Moth
Photos: 9
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-08
Swain Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-02
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-23
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: T. Nergart, K. Bischof on 2014-06-26
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2013-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: