Moths of North Carolina
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Furcula cinerea (Walker, 1865) - Gray Furcula

Furcula cinereaFurcula cinereaFurcula cinerea
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Notodontinae		Tribe:
Dicranurini		P3 Number:
930025		 MONA Number:
7937.00
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.
Furcula cinereaAlamance 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: 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 willows (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 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 Furcula cinerea - Gray Furcula

Photos: 25
Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-08
Wilson Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-06
Wilson Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-03
Orange Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-09-12
Durham Co.
Comment: on Salix nigra		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-09-12
Durham Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-09
Wake Co.
Comment: on Salix nigra		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-09
Wake Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-01
Wake Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-08-13
Buncombe Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-07-14
Warren Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-07-14
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-07-14
Warren Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-05
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-03
Dare Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis on 2012-04-16
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-07-21
Warren Co.
Comment: Confirmed via specimen by Bo Sullivan
Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Taylor Piephoff on 2010-05-13
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Furcula cinereaRecorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis, F. Williams and S. Williams on 2009-09-14
Camden Co.
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Furcula cinereaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-05-23
Carteret Co.
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