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

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.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Plagodis serinaria - Lemon Plagodis

40 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

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