Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pterophoridae Members:	Oidaematophorus Members:	11 NC Records
Oidaematophorus eupatorii (Fernald, 1891) - Eupatorium Plume Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Pterophoroidea

Family: Pterophoridae

P3 Number: 63a0139

MONA Number: 6168.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Resources: 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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: - View

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:

Photo Gallery for Oidaematophorus eupatorii - Eupatorium Plume Moth