Moths of North Carolina
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Calledapteryx dryopterata Grote, 1868 - Brown Scoopwing

Calledapteryx dryopterataCalledapteryx dryopterata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Uraniidae		Subfamily:
Epipleminae		P3 Number:
91a0006		 MONA Number:
7653.00
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.
Calledapteryx dryopterataAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Viburnum, especially Possumhaw Viburnum (V. nudum), Smooth Blackhaw (V. prunifolium), and related species (Wagner et al., 2001). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Viburnum Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Calledapteryx dryopterata - Brown Scoopwing

 73 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-06-28
Transylvania Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-19
Madison Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-12
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-29
Durham Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-22
Orange Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-12
Buncombe Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-14
Madison Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-09
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-19
Madison Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-16
Durham Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-12
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-07
Madison Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: John Petranka, Chuck Smith on 2023-06-08
Alleghany Co.
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Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Calledapteryx dryopterataRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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