Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFErebidae Members: 4 NC Records

Hypocala andremona (Stoll, [1781]) - Hypocala andremona

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypocalinaeP3 Number: 930627.00 MONA Number: 8642.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Persimmon and other species of Diospyros (Robinson et al., 2010). Records from Cuba include Hickory as well as tropical species of the Euphorbia and Rose families.
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: The status of this species as a resident of North Carolina needs to be determined. While its host plant is common in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain -- areas where the moth has not been recorded -- it is rare in the Mountains where we have our only records for this species. Like several other primarily tropical species, this moth is probably here only as a migrant.

 Photo Gallery for Hypocala andremona - Hypocala andremona

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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-10
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-09-16
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2016-08-04
Ashe Co.
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