Moths of North Carolina
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Apatelodes torrefacta (J.E. Smith, 1797) - Spotted Apatelodes

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Family: BombycidaeSubfamily: ApatelodinaeP3 Number: 890001 MONA Number: 7663.00
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: Occurs nearly statewide, with the possible exception of the outer coastal plain and barrier islands.
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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Immature 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: Fields and woodlands (Wagner, 2005). Our records come primarily from hardwood forests, including bottomlands, peatlands, dry sand ridges, cove forests, and high elevation forests. We also have a number of records from Longleaf Pine habitats but none from maritime habitats and few, if any, from successional fields.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of hardwood trees and shrubs. Wagner (2005) specifically lists ash, blackberry, cherry, hazelnut, hickory, hornbeam, maple, oak, sassafras, walnut, and willow. In North Carolina, we have recorded larvae on Rhododendron. iNaturalist records show larvae feeding on a wide assortment of plants in North Carolina, including Devil's-walkingstick (Aralia spinosa), American Hazelnut (Corylus americana), silverbell (Halesia sp.), Common Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), elderberry (Sambucus sp.), and blueberry (Vaccinium sp.). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Apatelodes torrefacta - Spotted Apatelodes

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

Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-09-10
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-14
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-25
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-19
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-18
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-11
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-27
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Teper, David George on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Wilkes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Wilkes Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-29
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-16
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-29
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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