Moths of North Carolina
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Ianassa lignicolor Walker, 1855 - White-streaked Prominent

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Heterocampinae		P3 Number:
930106.7		 MONA Number:
8017.00		 MONA Synonym:
Oligocentria lignicolor		Other Common Name:
Lace-capped Caterpillar
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.
Ianassa lignicolorAlamance 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: Barrens, woodlands, and forests (Wagner, 2005). Our records span the range of hardwood forests in North Carolina, from maritime forests to northern hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on members of the Fagaceae, including beech, chestnut, and oaks, but also reported on birch (Wagner 2005). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on White Oak (Quercus alba) and Cherrybark Oak (Q. pagoda). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
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:

 Photo Gallery for Ianassa lignicolor - White-streaked Prominent

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Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-18
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-18
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-02
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-02
Rowan Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-25
Henderson Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-08-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-16
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George on 2024-08-31
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-19
Madison Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-11
Madison Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-29
Madison Co.
Comment:
Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Ianassa lignicolor
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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