Moths of North Carolina
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Anagrapha falcifera (Kirby, 1837) - Celery Looper Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Plusiinae		Tribe:
Plusiini		P3 Number:
931234		 MONA Number:
8924.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 3.2 - 4 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.
Anagrapha falciferaAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) list fields, gardens, croplands, waste places and other early successional habitats as used by this species. Our records come a mix of open and forested sites. Records from mountain summits may represent migrants.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are highly polyphagous, feeding on many herbaceous and woody plants; several crop species are included (Lafontaine and Poole, 1991; Wagner et al., 2011). Wagner (2005) specifically mentions beets, blueberry, celery, clover, corn, dandelion, lettuce, and tobacco. We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Anagrapha falcifera - Celery Looper Moth

Photos: 9
Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-03-30
Wake Co.
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Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-19
Ashe Co.
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Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-02
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-05-01
Cabarrus Co.
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Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-10-31
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Taylor Piephoff on 2009-08-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Anagrapha falciferaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2007-05-21
Carteret Co.
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