Moths of North Carolina
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36 NC Records

Marathyssa pulcherrimus (Grote, 1865) - Beautiful Eutelia Moth

Marathyssa pulcherrimusMarathyssa pulcherrimusMarathyssa pulcherrimusMarathyssa pulcherrimus
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: EuteliidaeSubfamily: EuteliinaeP3 Number: 931105.1 MONA Number: 8968.00 MONA Synonym: Eutelia pulcherrimus
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.
Flight 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
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Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Rhus and Toxicodendron (Robinson et al., 2010) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Marathyssa pulcherrimus - Beautiful Eutelia Moth

Photos: 25

Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-10
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: J. Thomson, B. Bockhahn on 2023-05-09
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J. Thomson, B. Bockhahn on 2023-05-09
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-09
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-04-20
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-16
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-14
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-05-25
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-05-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-04-28
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-07
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-06-15
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2014-05-08
Warren Co.
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