Moths of North Carolina
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423 NC Records

Palthis angulalis (Hübner, 1796) - Dark-spotted Palthis Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930551.00 MONA Number: 8397.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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: Wagner et al. (2011) list forests and woodlands as habitat. Our records largely agree with that description, with almost all coming from forested habitats rather than open, herb-dominated sites.
Larval Host Plants: Broadly polyphagous. Larvae feed on diverse range of forbs, hardwoods, and conifers (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General 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 Palthis angulalis - Dark-spotted Palthis Moth

149 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2024-03-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-09-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-09-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Wilkes Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-20
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-18
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-13
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-03-23
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-28
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-11
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-08
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-03
Orange Co.
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