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Cissusa spadix (Cramer, [1780]) - Black-dotted Brown Moth

Cissusa spadixCissusa spadixCissusa spadix
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Melipotini		P3 Number:
930864		 MONA Number:
8592.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Occurs statewide in North Carolina.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Cissusa spadixAlamance 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: Our records come from a wide range of wet, mesic, and dry forests, from the barrier islands to high mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed mainly on oaks, including Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra), White Oak (Q. alba), and Live Oak (Q. virginiana); may also feed on hickories (Carya) and other species during outbreaks (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S3S5]
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 Cissusa spadix - Black-dotted Brown Moth

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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: David George on 2025-04-04
Durham Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-03-29
Buncombe Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2025-03-23
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-19
Orange Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-12
Orange Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-18
Buncombe Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-05
Brunswick Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-05
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-02
Madison Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-03-21
Durham Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-12
Wake Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-03-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-03-03
Orange Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley on 2023-07-30
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-05-12
Yancey Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-05
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2023-04-02
Wake Co.
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Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Cissusa spadix
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-24
Orange Co.
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