Moths of North Carolina
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69 NC Records

Leptostales pannaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Pannaria Wave Moth

Leptostales pannariaLeptostales pannaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: SterrhinaeTribe: ScopuliniP3 Number: 91a0084 MONA Number: 7173.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color of both pairs of wings is pale violet gray (Forbes, 1948). The antemedian, postmedian, and subterminal lines are yellow and either irregular, dentate, or broken. An incomplete median line -- a bar located below the costa -- is also yellow, as is an incomplete adterminal line. These lines are usually preceded with a deep purple shade and may be dusted with the same color. A terminal series of yellow dots is also present and the fringe is dark purple.Leptostales crossii is similar in pattern, having three irregular yellow lines, but differs in having a deeper purple ground color and usually more extensive yellow shading on the head, thorax, and costa.
Wingspan: 18 mm (Forbes, 1948)
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on Vigna unguiculata, an exotic legume (Robinson et al., 2010); it may feed on other, native Legumes as well but the host plants used in this state still need to be confirmed - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] 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 Leptostales pannaria - Pannaria Wave Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-10-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-11-07
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-28
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-10
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-08
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-09-20
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-19
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-13
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-01-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-02
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-27
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-09-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-31
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-07-23
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-12-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-11-09
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-15
Carteret Co.
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