Moths of North Carolina
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39 NC Records

Pseudanthracia coracias (Guenée, 1852) - Pseudanthracia Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: OphiusiniP3 Number: 931015.00 MONA Number: 8683.00
Comments: The sole member of its genus; closely related to Zale and sometimes included within it (e.g., Forbes, 1954); differs mainly in the male genitalia, which are much simpler and more symmetric than in Zale (Forbes, 1954)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: (not in either of the field guides)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1954)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Coal black or dark ash, sometimes with umber markings; reniform is usually pale. Similar to Z. aeruginosa, which is sympatric, but lacks the green scaling of that species (sometimes has bands of pale frosting). Also similar to Z. undularis, whose range is located farther to the west, but lacks the pale lunule located in the bight of the postmedian opposite the cell (Forbes, 1954). Differs from other black forms of Zale in the subterminal line running less obliquely across the forewing, forming two strong waves; also differs strongly in the male reproductive structures (Forbes, 1954).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are similar to those of Z. lunata but possess a whitish subdorsal band interrupted on segment A1 (Forbes, 1954).
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: All of our records come from the Coastal Plain
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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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