Moths of North Carolina
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Allotria elonympha (Hübner, 1818) - False Underwing

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Poaphilini		P3 Number:
930962		 MONA Number:
8721.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 3.3 - 4.5 cm (Covell, 1984)
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.
Allotria elonympha
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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: Found across the range of Nyssa species, including swamp forests and blackwater riparian forests in the Coastal Plain and dry ridges in the Piedmont and Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on tupelo (Nyssa) species (Wagner et al., 2011). Covell (1984) also lists hickory (Carya) and walnut (Juglans). David George has documented a larva believed to be this species feeding on Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) in Durham County. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Gum and Tupelo Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
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 Allotria elonympha - False Underwing

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-05
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-16
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-14
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-19
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-28
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-24
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-15
Madison Co.
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