Moths of North Carolina
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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 armatariaAlamance 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: 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: 15
Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-20
Graham Co.
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Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-24
Graham Co.
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Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-17
Buncombe Co.
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Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2019-06-14
Graham Co.
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Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Stephanie Puckett on 2018-06-09
Ashe Co.
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Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Stephanie Puckett on 2018-06-09
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-06-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, K Kittelberger on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
Comment: 4100'
Cepphis armataria
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-07-03
Buncombe Co.
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