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Hypena baltimoralis (Guenée, 1854) - Baltimore Snout

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Hypeninae		P3 Number:
930562		 MONA Number:
8442.00		 Other Common Name:
Baltimore Hypena
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 baltimoralis); 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: Occurs statewide
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hypena baltimoralis
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on maples, including Red Maple (Acer rubrum) and Silver Maple (A. saccharinum) (Wagner et al., 2011). Our only feeding record in North Carolina is for Florida Maple (A. floridanum), but other maples are likely also used throughout the state. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Maple Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 Hypena baltimoralis - Baltimore Snout

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

Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2025-04-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Sandra Lefenfeld on 2025-03-29
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-23
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-09-10
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-15
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: A. Kauppila on 2024-07-30
Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-27
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-21
Orange Co.
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