Moths of North Carolina
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89 NC Records

Peridea ferruginea (Packard, 1864) - Chocolate Prominent

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: PhalerinaeP3 Number: 930050.00 MONA Number: 7921.00
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: Our records come primarily from Cove Forests and Northern Hardwood Forests
Larval Host Plants: In the North, recorded host plants include Gray Birch and Paper Birch, but it likely feeds on Yellow Birch and Black Birch in the Southern Appalachians (Miller et al., 2018). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Peridea ferruginea - Chocolate Prominent

Photos: 19

Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-14
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2023-06-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-23
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-24
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-21
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-27
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2020-08-13
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2019-06-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2018-07-12
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-03
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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