Moths of North Carolina
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Phoberia ingenua (Walker, 1858) - Barrens Oak Moth

Phoberia ingenua
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Melipotini		P3 Number:
930863		 MONA Number:
8591.10		 Other Common Name:
Uncommon Oak Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Phoberia ingenuaAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: This species is associated with dry, sandy oak woodlands throughout its range (Wagner et al., 2011). Almost all of our records come from the sand ridge habitats in the Coastal Plain; a few also come from ridge top habitats in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: J.B. Sullivan has found larvae feeding on Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis), which seems likely to be one of its most important host plants, if not its sole host plant. Larvae still need to be looked for on other species of xerophytic oaks growing in the same habitat as Turkey Oak. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Fire-maintained Sandhills
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G3G4 SNR [S2S3]
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 Phoberia ingenua - Barrens Oak Moth

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Phoberia ingenuaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-04-09
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Phoberia ingenuaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-04-09
Carteret Co.
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