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Symmerista leucitys Franclemont, 1946 - Orange-humped Mapleworm Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Nystalinae		P3 Number:
930129		 MONA Number:
7953.00		 Other Common Names:
Orange-humped Oakworm, Orange-humped Oak Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Symmerista leucitysAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on maples, particularly Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) (Wagner, 2005). Our one record as of 2025 is for Striped Maple (A. pensylvanicum). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 GNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Symmerista leucitys - Orange-humped Mapleworm Moth

Photos: 24
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-09-19
Madison Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on Striped Maple. 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment:
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: A male that was identified based on genitalia. 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-09
Madison Co.
Comment: External genitalia were examined.
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03
Madison Co.
Comment: External genitalia were examined. 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-02
Madison Co.
Comment: External genitalia were examined.
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-08
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Jackson Co.
Comment:
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-19
Graham Co.
Comment:
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment:
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-08-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-08-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-06-15
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-10
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Symmerista leucitys
Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-07
Ashe Co.
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