Moths of North Carolina
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Spiloloma lunilinea Grote, 1873 - Moon-lined Moth

Spiloloma lunilineaSpiloloma lunilineaSpiloloma lunilineaSpiloloma lunilinea
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Catocalini		P3 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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Spiloloma lunilineaAlamance 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)

Click on graph to enlarge 		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)

Click on graph to enlarge 		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: Our records come primarily from woodland edges.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are monophagous on Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) (Wagner et al., 2011), which has been confirmed as the host in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Honey Locust Groves
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [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: 17
Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-12
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-12
Rowan Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-12
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-03
Durham Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-15
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-15
Durham Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-06-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-19
Buncombe Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2019-07-19
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-10
Madison Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Coin, C. Sorenson on 2015-07-24
Orange Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2014-07-24
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2013-06-04
Warren Co.
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Spiloloma lunilineaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-05-06
Cabarrus Co.
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