Moths of North Carolina
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16 NC Records

Hormoschista latipalpis (Walker, 1858) - Double-lined Brown Moth

Hormoschista latipalpisHormoschista latipalpis
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: PhytometrinaeP3 Number: 930724 MONA Number: 8488.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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:
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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
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants appear to be unknown - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Hormoschista latipalpis - Double-lined Brown Moth

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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-01
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-07-24
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-29
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-29
Guilford Co.
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