Moths of North Carolina
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Exelis pyrolaria Guenée, [1858] - Fine-lined Gray

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Boarmiini		P3 Number:
91a0875		 MONA Number:
6478.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Exelis pyrolariaAlamance 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 almost always found on American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) (J.B. Sullivan, pers. obs.). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Persimmon Copses
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Exelis pyrolaria - Fine-lined Gray

Photos: 17
Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-06-15
Richmond Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: David George on 2023-08-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2017-04-28
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-06-08
Warren Co.
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Exelis pyrolariaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-06-01
Warren Co.
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