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511 NC Records

Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1818 - Maple Looper Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Poaphilini		P3 Number:
930961		 MONA Number:
8727.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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.
Parallelia bistriaris
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: North Carolina records come from forested habitats across the state, from swamps to mountain ridges.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on maples, particularly Red Maple (Acer rubrum); reports from other hosts are questionable (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, we have feeding records from Red Maple and Sugar Maple (A. saccharum). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Maple 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 Parallelia bistriaris - Maple Looper Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-09
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-08-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-08-29
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-08-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-21
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-25
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Tina Fulcher on 2024-07-24
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tina Fulcher on 2024-07-24
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-26
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-20
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Rowan Co.
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