Moths of North Carolina
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Eudeilinia herminiata (Guenée, 1857) - Northern Eudeilinia

Eudeilinia herminiataEudeilinia herminiata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Drepanoidea		 Family:
Drepanidae		Subfamily:
Drepaninae		P3 Number:
850021		 MONA Number:
6253.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Eudeilinia herminiataAlamance 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 Hanover 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 reportedly feed on dogwoods, including Flowering Dogwood (Benthamidia [=Cornus] florida), Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea), and Gray Dogwood (Swida [=Cornus] racemosa) (Covell, 1984; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Dogwood Thickets and Understories
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
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 Eudeilinia herminiata - Northern Eudeilinia

Photos: 11
Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-08
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-03
Buncombe Co.
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Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-24
Guilford Co.
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Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2018-08-06
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-05-29
Cabarrus Co.
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Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-05-29
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-04-21
Mecklenburg Co.
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Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Jackie Nelson / Doug Blatny on 2013-08-10
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-06-11
Transylvania Co.
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Eudeilinia herminiata
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2009-09-04
Warren Co.
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