Moths of North Carolina
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160 NC Records

Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides (Guenée, 1852) - Tufted Thyatirid Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Drepanoidea Family: ThyatiridaeSubfamily: ThyratirinaeTribe: HabrosyniniP3 Number: 850005.00 MONA Number: 6237.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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.
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, birch, blackberry, serviceberry, and probably many other woody plants (Wagner, 2005). As of 2024, we have only one record from a 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 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 Moth

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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.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tim Foley on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-14
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-03
Buncombe 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: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-26
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2020-09-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-09-13
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-07-22
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2019-06-30
Ashe Co.
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