Moths of North Carolina
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252 NC Records

Cisseps fulvicollis (Hübner, [1818]) - Yellow-collared Scape Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ArctiinaeTribe: ArctiiniP3 Number: 930440 MONA Number: 8267.00
Comments: One of three species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), and the only one found in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1960)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Fore-wings are narrow and colored brown to blackish gray; the head is black with a yellow or orange vertex; the collar is also yellow or orange, the thorax dark gray, and the body deep blue-black. Sometimes confused with Ctenucha virginica, which has similar coloration but is much larger, broader-winged, and has an iridescent blue thorax (and not yet observed south of Virginia). Also similar to Harrisina americana, which is smaller, more slender, and with the abdomen widened posteriorly; males of Harrissina also have more broadly pectinate antennae. Acoloithus falsarius is another similarly colored, narrow-winged species but is much smaller. Usually, a good quality photograph should be sufficient as the basis for a record for this species.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are fairly distinctive, with yellow and dark brown longitudinal stripes and comparatively sparse and silky setae (Forbes, 1960; Wagner, 2005).
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Probably statewide
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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