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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)                                                                                 
Genitalia and other 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 cadburyiAlamance 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 Hanover 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.
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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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-24
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Brunswick Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2025-04-16
Bladen Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-14
Chatham Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-31
Brunswick Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-20
Buncombe Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-28
Orange Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-04-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-04-19
Madison Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-28
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Polygrammate cadburyi
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-11
Buncombe Co.
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