Moths of North Carolina
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445 NC Records

Allotria elonympha (Hübner, 1818) - False Underwing

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: PoaphiliniP3 Number: 930962.00 MONA Number: 8721.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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.
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 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 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 2024-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-10
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Teper, David George on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-09-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-09-13
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-13
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-08-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-03
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-07-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-12
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-10
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-04-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-04
Durham Co.
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