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Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) - Morning-glory Plume Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		Subfamily:
Pterophorinae		P3 Number:
63a0150		 MONA Number:
6234.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Identifiable through photographs (D. Lott, pers. comm. to JBS).
Structural photos
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.
Emmelina monodactylaAlamance 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%20Hanover 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: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many herbaceous species in the families Chenopodiaceae, Convolvulaceae, and others (Robinson et al., 2010). Among the reported hosts are orach (Atriplex), Lamb's-quarters (Chenopodium album), bindweed (Convolvulus), joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium), and morning-glory (Ipomoea) (Schaffner, 1959; Matthews et al., 1990; Heppner, 2007). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Emmelina monodactyla - Morning-glory Plume Moth

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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-02-26
Madison Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-02-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-02-25
Orange Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-02-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-12-27
Carteret Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-19
Rowan Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-19
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther on 2024-04-26
New Hanover Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-14
Wilson Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-02-27
Durham Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-02-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-02-10
Wilson Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-12-09
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-09
Carteret Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-03-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-01-19
Orange Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: David George on 2023-01-18
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-01-13
Durham Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-21
Madison Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-06-26
Burke Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-06-26
Burke Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Emmelina monodactylaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-03-25
Durham Co.
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