Moths of North Carolina
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Clostera apicalis (Walker, 1855) - Apical Prominent

Clostera apicalisClostera apicalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Pygaerinae		P3 Number:
930009		 MONA Number:
7901.00		 Other Common Name:
Toothed Clostera
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Clostera apicalisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Occurs in wetlands where willows grow, including riparian corridors, wet meadows, and fens (Miller et al., 2018). Our records come from wetland areas along forks of the New River and small tributary streams
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus) (Miller et al., 2018). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Shoreline Shrub Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 Clostera apicalis - Apical Prominent

Photos: 6
Clostera apicalisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-23
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Clostera apicalisRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-08-07
Watauga Co.
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Clostera apicalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-03-29
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.		Clostera apicalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-03-29
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.
Clostera apicalisRecorded by: J. Merrill Lynch on 2015-05-09
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Clostera apicalisRecorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2011-07-23
Ashe Co.
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