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:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Anagogini		P3 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.
Cepphis armataria
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: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many species of hardwood trees and shrubs. Wagner et al., 2001 specifically mention maple (Acer), birch (Betula), apple (Malus), and oak (Quercus). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 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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