Moths of North Carolina
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Homochlodes fritillaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Pale Homochlodes

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Taxonomy
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Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Lithinini		P3 Number:
91a1140		 MONA Number:
6812.00
Comments: Two previously recognized species (Homochlodes lactispargaria and H. disconventa) were recently treated as junior synonyms of H. fritillaria by Matson and Mcguinness (2023).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Homochlodes fritillariaAlamance 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: 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), and H. fritillaria has specifically been reported to use Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) (Ferguson, 1975). There is an iNaturalist record (Melinda Fawver, 2024) for a larva feeding on an unknown fern species. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Fernlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S5]
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

Photos: 14
Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-16
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-15
Transylvania Co.
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Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-29
Buncombe Co.
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Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
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Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-03
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Homochlodes fritillaria
Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2012-06-20
Ashe Co.
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