Moths of North Carolina

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Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818 - Small Necklace Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Hypocalinae

P3 Number:
930629

MONA Number:
8528.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), with reports from Sassafras probably in error (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on persimmon. - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for Persimmon Copses

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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Hypsoropha hormos - Small Necklace Moth

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

	Recorded by: David George, David Cheng, Patrick Coin on 2025-06-29 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-28 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-19 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-19 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-17 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-16 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-05-11 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-19 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-08 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-02 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-14 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-24 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-02 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-15 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-08-06 Wake Co. Comment: on persimmon
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-24 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-06-29 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13 Scotland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-11 Chatham Co. Comment: