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Furcula borealis (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) - White Furcula

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Notodontinae		Tribe:
Dicranurini		P3 Number:
930028.1		 MONA Number:
7936.00
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.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Furcula borealisAlamance 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 from variety of open and forested habitats, from maritime dunes to cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on cherry (Wagner, 2005), and have been recorded on Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) in North Carolina. Other reported hosts require confirmation. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
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 Furcula borealis - White Furcula

 61 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-08-26
Wake Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-08-11
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-07-20
Moore Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-13
Madison Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: B. Fleming on 2024-08-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-07
Madison Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-15
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-04-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-04-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-04-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: on Prunus serotina
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-12
Orange Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-09
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-02
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-02
Wake Co.
Comment:
Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Furcula borealis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-06
Wake Co.
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