Moths of North Carolina
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385 NC Records

Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 - Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: EulepidotinaeTribe: PanopodiniP3 Number: 931077.00 MONA Number: 8574.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Found in open habitats across the state but most of our records probably represent migrants.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on legumes, including crop or introduced species such as alfalfa, kudzu, soybean, and velvetbean. Native legumes that are used include Hairypod Cowpea, snoutbeans, and locusts (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNA
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 Anticarsia gemmatalis - Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mbasinger@barton.edu on 2023-11-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mbasinger@barton.edu on 2023-11-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-08
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-08
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-07
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-07
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-05
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-31
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-26
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-26
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-10-26
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-23
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-12
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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