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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 cymatophoroidesAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
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
Wikipedia
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

 57 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-08-27
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded 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). 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded 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).
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Tim Foley on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-14
Wake Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-01
Madison Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-03
Buncombe Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-26
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-26
Cumberland Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-26
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: tom ward on 2020-09-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-09
Madison Co.
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