Moths of North Carolina
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132 NC Records

Phaeoura quernaria (J.E. Smith, 1797) - Oak Beauty Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: NacophoriniP3 Number: 911191.00 MONA Number: 6763.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Nacophora quernaria); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from maritime forests, Longleaf pine communities, riverine and non-riverine swamp forests, mesic hardwood slopes, cove forests, and high elevation forests
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on many species of hardwood trees and shrubs (Wagner et al.,2001) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Phaeoura quernaria - Oak Beauty Moth

83 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-02
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2024-03-14
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-04-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-03-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-03-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-03-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-02-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-04-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-03-22
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-03-20
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-03-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-08
Scotland Co.
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