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83 NC Records

Hypena bijugalis (Walker, 1859) - Dimorphic Snout

Hypena bijugalis
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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930564 MONA Number: 8443.00
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 bijugalis); 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:
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: Our records for this species come mainly from wet-mesic hardwood forests, from the Outer Banks to the high mountains
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Dogwoods, especially shrubby species (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Dogwood Thickets and Understories
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 bijugalis - Dimorphic Snout

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-12
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-29
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-19
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-31
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-12
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-04-10
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-08
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-27
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2019-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-06
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-05-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2015-05-15
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J. Merrill Lynch on 2015-05-10
Watauga Co.
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