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Dasylophia thyatiroides (Walker, 1862) - Gray-patched Prominent

Dasylophia thyatiroidesDasylophia thyatiroides
view caption 		Dasylophia thyatiroidesDasylophia thyatiroides
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Nystalinae		P3 Number:
930134		 MONA Number:
7958.00
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.
Dasylophia thyatiroidesAlamance 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: Our records come almost entirely from stands of mesic hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on beech (Fagus spp.) (Wagner, 2005). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Dasylophia thyatiroides - Gray-patched Prominent

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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-10-15
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-10-15
Watauga Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-15
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-15
Ashe Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-15
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-15
Ashe Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-11
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-11
Ashe Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-16
Madison Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-19
Madison Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-08
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-19
Graham Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-05
Buncombe Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-27
Graham Co.
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Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dasylophia thyatiroides
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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