Moths of North Carolina
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50 NC Records

Nerice bidentata Walker, 1855 - Double-toothed Prominent

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: NotodontinaeTribe: NotodontiniP3 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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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 almost entirely from bottomland hardwoods, particularly with rich alluvial soils.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Elms, probably primarily on large-leafed species, i.e., American and Slippery Elms (Wagner, 2005) - View
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-11
Durham Co.
Comment: feeding on elm
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-04-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: on Ulmus americana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-08
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-07-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-04
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-30
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-26
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-25
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-28
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-15
Madison Co.
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