Moths of North Carolina
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12 NC Records

Americerura scitiscripta (Walker, 1865) - Black-etched Prominent Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: NotodontinaeTribe: DicranuriniP3 Number: 930030.00 MONA Number: 7942.00 MONA Synonym: Tecmessa scitiscripta
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: Our records come from both lake and river shorelines.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on willows and poplars (Wagner, 2005). In the Southeast, willows are the primary hosts, particularly Black Willow (Salix nigra) and Coastal Plain Willow (Salix carolininana) (Miller et al., 2018). We have records of larvae feeding on both of these willow species in North Carolina. - View
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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 Americerura scitiscripta - Black-etched Prominent Moth

Photos: 11

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-29
Durham Co.
Comment: on Salix nigra
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-08-19
Orange Co.
Comment: on Salix caroliniana		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-08-19
Orange 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: David L. Heavner on 2019-07-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2019-05-23
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2019-05-23
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2016-05-31
Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2012-06-15
Warren Co.
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