Moths of North Carolina
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Gluphisia septentrionis Walker, 1855 - Common Gluphisia

Gluphisia septentrionisGluphisia septentrionis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Notodontinae		Tribe:
Dicranurini		P3 Number:
930019		 MONA Number:
7931.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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.
Gluphisia septentrionisAlamance 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: Most of our records come from areas where Cottonwoods are common, including brownwater river floodplains in the Outer Coastal Plain. One record comes from a barrier island, where willows seem more likely to be the host, and one comes from a high elevation summit where Bigtooth Aspen is present.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on poplars (Wagner, 2005). Other reported hosts require confirmation. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Poplar Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S4]
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 Gluphisia septentrionis - Common Gluphisia

Photos: 11
Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-01
Wilson Co.
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Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-19
Chowan Co.
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Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-06-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Ed Corey on 2015-06-10
Washington Co.
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Gluphisia septentrionis
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-08-06
Cabarrus Co.
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