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Phalaenostola metonalis (Walker, 1859) - Pale Phalaenostola

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930512		 MONA Number:
8362.00		 Other Common Name:
Pale Epidelta
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Epidelta metonalis); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Phalaenostola metonalisAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reported to feed on birch, blueberry, cranberry, dandelion, grasses, and detritus (Robinson et al., 2010). Like other members of the genus, it is apparently polyphagous on dead and living plant matter. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 Phalaenostola metonalis - Pale Phalaenostola

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Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-05-20
Jackson Co.
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Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-05-20
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-21
Madison Co.
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Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-10
Yancey Co.
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Phalaenostola metonalisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-06-19
Yancey Co.
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