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Plagodis serinaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] - Lemon Plagodis


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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Anagogini
P3 Number:
91a1185
MONA Number:
6840.00
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 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.
Plagodis serinariaAlamance 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)

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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 and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001. Our records come from high elevation hardwood forest, cove forests, and montane riparian forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many hardwood trees including basswood (Tilia), beech (Fagus), birch (Betula), maple (Acer), oak (Quercus), and poplar (Populus) (Wagner et al., 2001). - 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 [S4S5]
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 Plagodis serinaria - Lemon Plagodis

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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-16
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-02
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-11
Buncombe Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-05
Buncombe Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-09
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-05
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-27
Yancey Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-17
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-09
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-03
Buncombe Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-05-31
Yancey Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-29
Buncombe Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-18
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-15
Graham Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-14
Graham Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-01
Buncombe Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-24
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-07
Madison Co.
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Plagodis serinariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-06
Madison Co.
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