Moths of North Carolina
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Hypenodes franclemonti Ferguson, 1954 - Franclemont's Hypenodes

Hypenodes franclemontiHypenodes franclemontiHypenodes franclemonti
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Hypenodinae		P3 Number:
930665		 MONA Number:
8424.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: All of our records are from the Coastal Plain and eastern Piedmont.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hypenodes franclemontiAlamance 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 Hanover 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 primarily wet forests or other wet sites in the outer Coastal Plain. But we also have records from the Sandhills and from a residential neighborhood in the Piedmont. More records are needed to clarify the habitat preferences of this species.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unrecorded. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S3]
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 Photo Gallery for Hypenodes franclemonti - Franclemont's Hypenodes

Photos: 12
Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-11-09
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: David George on 2024-11-01
Durham Co.
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Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-13
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-23
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-10-13
Wake Co.
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Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-10-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-20
Onslow Co.
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Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-11
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-09
Onslow Co.
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Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-05-01
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Hypenodes franclemonti
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-13
Onslow Co.
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