Moths of North Carolina
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Paectes nubifera Hampson, 1912 - Clouded Paectes

Paectes nubifera
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Euteliidae		Subfamily:
Euteliinae		P3 Number:
931115		 MONA Number:
8965.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larva is pictured but not described in Wagner et al. (2011). But this species is unlikely to breed in North Carolina.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: We have a single record from the Piedmont, probably a stray for this species which is typically found in Florida and the Gulf states.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Paectes nubiferaAlamance 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 Hanover 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:
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are poorly documented. Wagner et al. (2011) list Live Oak (Quercus virginiana), which is not found in the Piedmont where our only record occurred. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W-PK [Remove from Watchlist]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU [SNA]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is probably just a migrant or stray in North Carolina.

 Photo Gallery for Paectes nubifera - Clouded Paectes

Photos: 1
Paectes nubifera
Recorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2012-07-26
Chatham Co.
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