Moths of North Carolina
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111 NC Records

Hypena manalis Walker, 1859 - Flowing-line Bomolocha

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930561.00 MONA Number: 8441.00
Comments: One of 29 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Fifteen species have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Bomolocha manalis); 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: The majority of our records come from bottomlands, swamps, and other wet habitats where False Nettle occurs. However, we also have several records from cove forests and stands of northern hardwoods, where other species of nettles are common.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Broadleaf Herbaceous Mires
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Hypena manalis - Flowing-line Bomolocha

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

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-01
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Travis McLain on 2023-07-31
Cabarrus 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: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-08-13
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-08
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-09-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-23
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-13
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-20
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-06
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-08-10
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-02
Madison Co.
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