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

Hypena madefactalisHypena madefactalisHypena madefactalisHypena madefactalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930568 MONA Number: 8447.00
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 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.
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; one was also reared on Shagbark Hickory (Wagner et al., 2011). As of 2024, we have records for both Black Walnut and a hickory species. - 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 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

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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: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-02
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-31
Madison 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: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
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