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Nerice bidentata Walker, 1855 - Double-toothed Prominent

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Notodontinae		Tribe:
Notodontini		P3 Number:
930018		 MONA Number:
7929.00
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.
Nerice bidentataAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come almost entirely from bottomland hardwoods, particularly with rich alluvial soils.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on elms, probably primarily on large-leafed species, including American Elm (Ulmus americana) and Slippery Elm (U. rubra) (Wagner, 2005). In North Carolina, we have feeding records for American Elm and Winged Elm (U. alata). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
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 Nerice bidentata - Double-toothed Prominent

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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-08
Orange Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: David George on 2023-08-11
Durham Co.
Comment: feeding on elm
Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-04-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: on Ulmus americana
Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-09
Madison Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-08
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-07-07
Orange Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-04
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-30
Guilford Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-26
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-25
Guilford Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-01
Guilford Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-28
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-28
Madison Co.
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Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Nerice bidentataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-15
Madison Co.
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