Moths of North Carolina
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Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 - Moonseed Moth

Plusiodonta compressipalpisPlusiodonta compressipalpisPlusiodonta compressipalpisPlusiodonta compressipalpis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Calpinae		Tribe:
Calpini		P3 Number:
930622		 MONA Number:
8534.00
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.
Plusiodonta compressipalpisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Canada Moonseed (Menispermum canadense) and Carolina Coralbead (Nephroia carolina) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Plusiodonta compressipalpis - Moonseed Moth

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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-06
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-05
Rowan Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-05
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-12
Orange Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-07-10
Transylvania Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-08
Mecklenburg Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-08
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-18
New Hanover Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: David George on 2023-03-28
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-08-16
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-01
Chatham Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-18
Wake Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-17
Onslow Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-30
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-09-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-21
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-09-16
Durham Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-30
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-05
Buncombe Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-07-16
Durham Co.
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Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, S. Hall on 2015-07-22
Stanly Co.
Comment: 		Plusiodonta compressipalpisRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, S. Hall on 2015-07-22
Stanly Co.
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