Moths of North Carolina
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115 NC Records

Polygrammate cadburyi (Franclemont, 1939) - Cadbury's Mystique

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Acronictinae		P3 Number:
931419.32		 MONA Number:
8104.00		 MONA Synonym:
Comachara cadburyi		Other Common Name:
Cadbury's Lichen Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2006)                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Polygrammate cadburyi
Flight 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: Found across the range of Nyssa species, from deep swamps and blackwater alluvial forests in the Coastal Plain to dry ridges in the Piedmont and Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are stenophagous, feeding on tupelo (Nyssa spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Gum and Tupelo Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR 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 Polygrammate cadburyi - Cadbury's Mystique

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-24
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2025-04-16
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-14
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-31
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-04-20
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-28
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-23
Madison Co.
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