Moths of North Carolina
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283 NC Records

Symmerista albifrons (J.E. Smith, 1797) - White-headed Prominent


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: NystalinaeP3 Number: 930127.00 MONA Number: 7951.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
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: We have records from most types of hardwood forests but with the majority from bottomlands or mesic slopes.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on members of the Fagaceae, including Beech, Chestnut, and Oak (Wagner, 2005) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Symmerista albifrons - White-headed Prominent

104 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Owen Carson on 2024-03-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen Carson on 2024-03-20
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Owen Carson on 2024-03-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-20
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-03-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-03-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-12
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-08
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-03-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-07
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-05
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-03
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-02-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-02-14
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-27
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-17
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-15
Orange Co.
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