Moths of North Carolina
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Protitame virginalis (Hulst, 1900) - Virgin Moth

Protitame virginalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Cassymini		P3 Number:
91a0681		 MONA Number:
6270.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Structural Features: Palps are very short. Males lack a fovea and have antennae with short, blunt pectinations (Forbes, 1954).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Protitame virginalisAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on members of the Salicaceae, with a preference for aspen and poplar (Wagner, 2005). The apparent rarity of this species in North Carolina also indicates an association with poplars rather than willows. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Poplar Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S2]
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 Photo Gallery for Protitame virginalis - Virgin Moth

Photos: 4
Protitame virginalisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-07-29
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Protitame virginalisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-12
Cabarrus Co.
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Protitame virginalisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-07-05
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Protitame virginalisRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2012-06-21
Mecklenburg Co.
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