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Phalaenophana pyramusalis (Walker, 1859) - Dark-banded Owlet Moth

Phalaenophana pyramusalisPhalaenophana pyramusalisPhalaenophana pyramusalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930487		 MONA Number:
8338.00
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.
Phalaenophana pyramusalisAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide variety of hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on dead leaves (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Observation Methods: Comes to blacklights.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Phalaenophana pyramusalis - Dark-banded Owlet Moth

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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-09-05
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-06-26
Forsyth Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-09
Buncombe Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-06-03
Jackson Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-13
Madison Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-05-09
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-01
Transylvania Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-03
Madison Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-18
Chatham Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-08-14
Wake Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-07-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-30
Guilford Co.
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Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-06-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenophana pyramusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-11
Madison Co.
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