Moths of North Carolina
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74 NC Records

Phyllodesma americana (Harris, 1841) - Lappet Moth

Phyllodesma americanaPhyllodesma americanaPhyllodesma americanaPhyllodesma americana
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Family: LasiocampidaeSubfamily: LasiocampinaeTribe: GastropachiniP3 Number: 870003 MONA Number: 7687.00
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: Woodlands and forests (Wagner, 2005). North Carolina records come come predominately from mesic hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on many hardwood trees and shrubs, including Alder, Apple, Birch, Cherry, Ironwood, Oak, Poplar,and Willow (Wagner, 2005) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: Records are fairly sparse for what is a widespread species that uses a variety of common habitats. It's early flight period may cause it to be undersampled.

 Photo Gallery for Phyllodesma americana - Lappet Moth

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: M. Prinz on 2024-03-27
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Ann Weinrich and Owen McConnell on 2024-03-25
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-03-05
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-03-05
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: B bockhahn on 2023-04-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-03-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-02-24
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-02-24
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-22
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2021-03-23
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2021-03-23
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-02-24
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-02-24
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-03-29
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-26
Madison Co.
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