Moths of North Carolina
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Hypena madefactalis Guenée, 1854 - Gray-edged Snout

Hypena madefactalisHypena madefactalisHypena madefactalisHypena madefactalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Hypeninae		P3 Number:
930568		 MONA Number:
8447.00		 Other Common Names:
Gray-edged Hypena, Gray-edged Bomolocha
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 madefactalis); 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.
Hypena madefactalis
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: North Carolina records come from a variety of rich hardwood forest, ranging from mesic, high elevation stands, cove forests, and Amphibolite ridges in the Mountains and alluvial and mafic forests in the Piedmont. Coastal Plain sites may all be associated with planted walnuts.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on Black Walnut (Juglans nigra), but have also been reported from Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) (Wagner et al., 2011). As of 2024, we have records for both Black Walnut and an unknown hickory species. J.B. Sullivan also recorded a larva on Sweet Birch (Betula lenta). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 madefactalis - Gray-edged Snout

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

Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-04
Madison Co.
Comment: Four larvae were collected from several Black Walnut branches. 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-04
Madison Co.
Comment: Four larvae were collected from several Black Walnut branches.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-04
Madison Co.
Comment: Four larvae were collected from several Black Walnut branches. 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on a hickory (Carya sp.).		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-24
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-02
Transylvania Co.
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