Moths of North Carolina
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82 NC Records

Trichodezia albovittata (Guenée, [1858]) - White-striped Black Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: AstheniniP3 Number: 91a0398 MONA Number: 7430.00
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.
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 and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001). Our records come almost entirely from northern hardwoods, cove forests, and montane riparian forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Impatiens (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Trichodezia albovittata - White-striped Black Moth

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

Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-21
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-23
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-05-07
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2024-04-29
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-14
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-15
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-09
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips on 2019-05-16
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-10
Yancey Co.
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