Moths of North Carolina
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68 NC Records

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