Moths of North Carolina
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100 NC Records

Homochlodes fritillaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Pale Homochlodes Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: LithininiP3 Number: 91a1140 MONA Number: 6812.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from high elevation hardwoods and Spruce-fir Forests, as well as cove forests and riparian forests. Some may also come from relatively dry hardwood sites.
Larval Host Plants: All members of this genus feed on ferns (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Fernlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Homochlodes fritillaria - Pale Homochlodes Moth

Photos: 11

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-03
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2012-06-20
Ashe Co.
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