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Protoboarmia porcelaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Porcelain Gray

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Boarmiini		P3 Number:
91a0998		 MONA Number:
6598.00		 Other Common Name:
Dash-lined Looper
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Structural Features: Male antennae ciliate, with cilia in fascicles arising from two pairs of small bulges (Forbes,1948). Fovea with part above the fold well-developed.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Protoboarmia porcelariaAlamance 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: Our records come from a wide variety of forest, woodland, and shrubland habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are broadly polyphagous on woody plants, including conifers as well as hardwoods. Wagner et al. (2001) specifically list fir (Abies), maple (Acer), birch (Betula), larch (Larix), spruce (Picea), pine (Pinus), poplar (Populus), oak (Quercus), currant (Ribes), willow (Salix), hemlock (Tsuga), elm (Ulmus), and blueberry (Vaccinium). In North Carolina, larvae have been reared from on recorded feeding on Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), Box-elder (Acer negundo), Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), and Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
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 Protoboarmia porcelaria - Porcelain Gray

 248 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-27
Wilson Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-16
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-15
Transylvania Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-12
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-11
Ashe Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14
Rowan Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-22
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-06
Durham Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-30
Buncombe Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Wilson Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-16
Orange Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-15
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-04-03
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-29
Brunswick Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-01-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-01-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-01-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
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Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-09-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Protoboarmia porcelaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-23
Wilson Co.
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