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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-Fairy moths
ALUCITIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
ARGYRESTHIIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-Batrachedrid Moths
BEDELLIIDAE-Bedelliid Moths
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-Metalmark Moths
COLEOPHORIDAE-Casebearer Moths and Relatives
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-Cosmopterigid Moths
COSSIDAE-Carpenter Moths, Goat Moths
CRAMBIDAE-Grass Moths, Snout Moths
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-Hook-tips and Thyatirid Moths
DRYADAULIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-Grassminer Moths and Relatives
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-Gelechiid Moths; Twirler Moths
GEOMETRIDAE-Geometer Moths, Loopers
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-Sedge Moths
GRACILLARIIDAE-Leafblotch miner moths
HELIOZELIDAE-Shield bearer moths
HEPIALIDAE-Ghost or Swift Moths
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-Tent Caterpillar Moths, Lappet Moths
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-Slug Caterpillar Moths
LIMOCODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-Lyonetiid Moths
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-Mandibulate Moths
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-Minute leaf miners
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-Prominents
OECOPHORIDAE-Oecophorid Moths
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-Diamondback Moths
PRODOXIDAE-Yucca Moths
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-Plume Moths
PYRALIDAE-Pyralid Moths, Snout Moths
SATURNIIDAE-Giant Silkworm Moths
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-Schreckensteiniid Moths
SCYTHRIDIDAE-
SESIIDAE-Clearwing Moths
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-Window-winged Moths
TINEIDAE-Clothes moths
TISCHERIIDAE-Tischerid Moths
TORTRICIDAE-Leafroller Moths
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-Urodid Moths
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-Ermine Moths
YPSOLOPHIDAE-Ypsolophid Moths
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Notodontidae Members:
Americerura scitiscripta
Baltodonta broui
Cecrita biundata
Cecrita guttivitta
Clostera albosigma
Clostera apicalis
Clostera inclusa
Coelodasys apicalis
Coelodasys unicornis
Dasylophia anguina
Dasylophia thyatiroides
Datana angusii
Datana contracta
Datana drexelii
Datana integerrima
Datana major
Datana ministra
Datana perspicua
Datana ranaeceps
Datana robusta
Datana unidentified species
Ellida caniplaga
Furcula borealis
Furcula cinerea
Gluphisia septentrionis
Heterocampa astarte
Heterocampa obliqua
Heterocampa umbrata
Heterocampa unidentified species
Heterocampa varia
Hyparpax aurora
Hyparpax perophoroides
Ianassa lignicolor
Lochmaeus bilineata
Lochmaeus manteo
Lochmaeus unidentified species
Macrurocampa marthesia
Misogada unicolor
Nadata gibbosa
Nerice bidentata
Notodonta scitipennis
Oedemasia concinna
Oedemasia leptinoides
Oedemasia semirufescens
Paraeschra georgica
Peridea angulosa
Peridea basitriens
Peridea bordeloni
Peridea ferruginea
Pheosia rimosa
Rifargia subrotata
Schizura badia
Schizura ipomaeae
Schizura matheri
Schizura unidentified species
Symmerista albifrons
Symmerista canicosta
Symmerista leucitys
Symmerista unidentified species
Schizura
Members:
Schizura badia
Schizura ipomaeae
Schizura matheri
Schizura unidentified species
362 NC Records
Schizura ipomaeae
Doubleday, 1841 - Morning-glory Prominent
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Feeding on Boxelder
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
Family:
Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Heterocampinae
P3 Number:
930098
MONA Number:
8005.00
MONA Synonym:
Schizura ipomoeae
Other Common Name:
Checkered-fringe Prominent
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.
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:
Barren, forests, woodlands, parks, yards (Wagner, 2005). Our records come from a wide range of forests, woodlands, and shrublands.
Larval Host Plants:
Larvae are highly polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of hardwood trees, shrubs, and vines. Wagner (2005) specifically lists maple (
Acer
), birch (
Betula
), chestnut (
Castanea
), hackberry (
Celtis
), dogwood (
Cornus
), hawthorn (
Crataegus
), American Beech (
Fagus grandifolia
), American Witch-hazel (
Hamamelis virginiana
), cherry (
Prunus
), oak (
Quercus
), rose (
Rosa
), blackberry (
Rubus
), American Basswood (
Tilia americana
), and elm (
Ulmus
). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded feeding on Box-elder (
Acer negundo
), buckeye (
Aesculus
), serviceberry (
Amelanchier
), River Birch (
Betula nigra
), Allegheny Chinquapin (
Castanea pumila
), Eastern Redbud (
Cercis canadensis
), chestnut (
Castanea
), American Persimmon (
Diospyros virginiana
), Honey Locust (
Gleditsia triacanthos
), Carolina Silverbells (
Halesia carolina
), Black Walnut (
Juglans nigra
), Bluejack Oak (
Q. incana
), Cherrybark Oak (
Quercus pagoda
), Willow Oak (
Q. phellos
), Northern Red Oak (
Q. rubra
), blackberry (
Rubus
), Northern Highbush Blueberry (
Vaccinium corymbosum
), and Sparkleberry (
V. arboreum
). The common name Morning-glory Prominent (from the scientific name
ipomaeae
) is a strangely specific choice for such a polyphagous species, and probably an error as well, as there do not seem to be any confirmed records of larvae feeding on
Ipomoea
. -
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
G5 SNR [S5]
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
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Schizura ipomaeae
- Morning-glory Prominent
123 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-05
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-08-28
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-08-28
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-08-28
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-28
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-28
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: john Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-19
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-09-08
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-20
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-08
Graham Co.
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