Moths of North Carolina
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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 bistriarisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
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
Wikipedia
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

184 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-02
Wilson Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-06-23
Mecklenburg Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-06-20
Carteret Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-19
Brunswick Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-18
Wilson Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-05
Wilson Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-16
Madison Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06
Wilson Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-02
Brunswick Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-09
Buncombe Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George on 2024-08-29
Durham Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George on 2024-08-29
Durham Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George on 2024-08-29
Durham Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-22
Madison Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-21
Graham Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-01
Madison Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-25
Durham Co.
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Parallelia bistriarisRecorded by: Tina Fulcher on 2024-07-24
Davidson Co.
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