Moths of North Carolina
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25 NC Records

Furcula cinerea (Walker, 1865) - Gray Furcula Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: NotodontinaeTribe: DicranuriniP3 Number: 930025.00 MONA Number: 7937.00
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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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: Almost all of our records come from sites where willows are present but not poplars, including a large number from barrier islands.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Poplars and Willow (Wagner, 2005). In North Carolina, we have observed the species feeding on Black Willow (Salix nigra). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 cinerea - Gray Furcula Moth

Photos: 19

Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-09-12
Durham Co.
Comment: on Salix nigra		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-09-12
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-09
Wake Co.
Comment: on Salix nigra		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-09
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-08-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-07-14
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-07-14
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-07-14
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-05
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-03
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis on 2012-04-16
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-07-21
Warren Co.
Comment: Confirmed via specimen by Bo Sullivan
Recorded by: Taylor Piephoff on 2010-05-13
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis, F. Williams and S. Williams on 2009-09-14
Camden Co.
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Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-05-23
Carteret Co.
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