Moths of North Carolina
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270 NC Records

Artace cribrarius (Ljungh, 1825) - Dot-lined White Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Family: LasiocampidaeSubfamily: MacromphaliinaeP3 Number: 870036.00 MONA Number: 7683.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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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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, woodlands, and forest edges (Wagner, 2005). North Carolina records come from most wooded habitats, from maritime forests, peatlands, bottomlands, Longleaf Pine habitats, mesic forests, cove forests, and dry ridges.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on cherry, rose, oak, and probably other species of hardwood trees and shrubs (Wagner, 2005). - View
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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 Artace cribrarius - Dot-lined White Moth

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-19
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-18
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-16
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-07
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-11-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-09-08
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-09-08
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-09-08
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-15
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-15
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-09
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka, David George on 2023-07-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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