Moths of North Carolina
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254 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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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
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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

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

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.
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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.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-15
Polk Co.
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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.
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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.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-05
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-22
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-11-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-11-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-11-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-30
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-10-30
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-10-17
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-10-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-10-15
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Richard Teper, Lior Carlson on 2022-10-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-07
Madison Co.
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