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Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
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ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
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CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Lasiocampidae Members:
Artace cribrarius
Heteropacha rileyana
Malacosoma americana
Malacosoma disstria
Phyllodesma americana
Tolype laricis
Tolype minta
Tolype notialis
Tolype unidentified species
Tolype velleda
Heteropacha
Members:
Heteropacha rileyana
4 NC Records
Heteropacha rileyana
Harvey, 1874 - Riley's Lappet Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Subfamily:
Lasiocampinae
Tribe:
Gastropachini
P3 Number:
870001
MONA Number:
7685.00
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:
Records from Chatham and Lee are from a hot spot for Gleditsia feeders, with all of the species known to occur in North Carolina found in that area. Gleditsia occurs there both in old pastures and planted in parking lots.
Larval Host Plants:
Larvae feed on Honey Locust (Wagner, 2005) -
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See also Habitat Account for
Honey Locust Groves
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
G4 S2S3
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Heteropacha rileyana
- Riley's Lappet Moth
Photos: 4
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-24
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-24
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2013-06-15
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2010-07-15
Lee Co.
Comment: