Moths of North Carolina
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18 NC Records

Spiloloma lunilinea Grote, 1873 - Moon-lined Moth

Spiloloma lunilineaSpiloloma lunilineaSpiloloma lunilineaSpiloloma lunilinea
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: CatocaliniP3 Number: 930760 MONA Number: 8769.00
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:
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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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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: Our records come primarily from woodland edges
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are monophagous on Honey Locust (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Honey Locust Groves
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S3S4
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 Spiloloma lunilinea - Moon-lined Moth

Photos: 14

Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-15
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-15
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-06-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2019-07-19
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-24
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Coin, C. Sorenson on 2015-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2014-07-24
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2013-06-04
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-05-06
Cabarrus Co.
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