Moths of North Carolina
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides (Guenée, 1852) - Tufted Thyatirid

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Drepanoidea		 Family:
Thyatiridae		Subfamily:
Thyratirinae		Tribe:
Habrosynini		P3 Number:
850005		 MONA Number:
6237.00		 Other Common Name:
Tufted Thyatirine
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1923)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Jim Petranka found a larva in a leaflet fold on a blackberry..
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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 American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), birch (Betula), blackberry (Rubus), serviceberry (Amelanchier), and probably many other woody plants (Wagner, 2005). In North Carolina, our only feeding records are from blackberry. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides - Tufted Thyatirid

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-08-27
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: Larva was inside a leaf fold on a blackberry (see companion photo).
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: A leaf fold on a blackberry (Rubus) that contained a single larva (see companion photo). 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
McDowell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Tim Foley on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-14
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-26
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-26
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-26
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-18
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2020-09-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
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