Moths of North Carolina
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Thysania zenobia (Cramer, 1777) - Owl Moth

Thysania zenobia
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: ThermesiiniP3 Number: 930758 MONA Number: 8647.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
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 reportedly feed on Senna (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNA
State Protection:
Comments: Only occurs as a rare migrant in our area

 Photo Gallery for Thysania zenobia - Owl Moth

Photos: 4

Recorded by: Renee Dunaway on 2018-09-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Renee Dunaway on 2018-09-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Renee Dunaway on 2018-09-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Renee Dunaway on 2018-09-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment: Specimen was resting like this on the exterior siding of our apartment for several days, then disappeared.