Moths of North Carolina
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208 NC Records

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

Phalaenophana pyramusalisPhalaenophana pyramusalisPhalaenophana pyramusalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 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.
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: 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 S5
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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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-06-03
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-05-09
Jackson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-01
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-18
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-08-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-07-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-06-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-02
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-18
Madison Co.
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