Moths of North Carolina
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91 NC Records

Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859 - Deceptive Bomolocha

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930567.00 MONA Number: 8446.00
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 deceptalis); 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 almost entirely from high elevation hardwoods and cove forests
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Basswood (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Dry-Mesic Hardwood Forests
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 deceptalis - Deceptive Bomolocha

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-18
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-22
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-04-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-11
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-05-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-08-19
Cabarrus Co.
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