Moths of North Carolina
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58 NC Records

Cepphis armataria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]) - Scallop Moth

Cepphis armatariaCepphis armataria
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: AnagoginiP3 Number: 91a1171 MONA Number: 6835.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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.
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: Forests, woodlands, and wooded swamps (Wagner et al., 2001). Most of our records come from high elevation hardwoods, cove forests, and montane riparian forests.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, with larvae feeding on many species of hardwood trees and shrubs. Wagner et al., 2001 specifically mention maple (Acer), birch (Betula), apple (Malus), and oak (Quercus). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
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 Cepphis armataria - Scallop Moth

Photos: 14

Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-20
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-24
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2019-06-14
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephanie Puckett on 2018-06-09
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephanie Puckett on 2018-06-09
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-06-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, K Kittelberger on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
Comment: 4100'		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-07-03
Buncombe Co.
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