Moths of North Carolina
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143 NC Records

Hypena palparia (Walker, 1861) - Mottled Bomolocha

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930565.00 MONA Number: 8444.00
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 palparia); 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: Our records come primarily from rich, wet-mesic stands of hardwoods
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on American Hornbeam, American Hop-hornbeam, and Hazels (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Corylaceous 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 palparia - Mottled Bomolocha

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

Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-02
Orange 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: Michael P. Morales on 2023-07-22
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-07-22
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-07-22
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-27
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall, David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-22
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-06-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-18
Madison Co.
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