Moths of North Carolina
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Nola triquetrana (Fitch, 1856) - Three-spotted Nola

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Nolidae		Subfamily:
Nolinae		P3 Number:
931132		 MONA Number:
8992.00
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.
Nola triquetrana
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: Associated with hardwood forests in the Mountains, Piedmont, and at least some sites in the Coastal Plain. A possible association with pocosin habitats needs to be investigated.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on American Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) (Wagner et al., 2011), but Jim Petranka recently found larvae feeding on Large Witch-alder (Fothergilla major), a member of the same family as witch-hazel (Hamamelidaceae). Since at least some of our records for this species in the Coastal Plain come from savannas or pocosin ecotones, larvae should also be looked for on Dwarf Witch-alder (F. gardenii), a common plant along the edges of peatlands. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: David George on 2025-04-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-03
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-16
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B bockhahn on 2023-04-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-04-04
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-04-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-12
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-05-01
Craven Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-04-20
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-30
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-29
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-04-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-26
Madison Co.
Comment: Individuals were feeding on Fothergilla major.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-26
Madison Co.
Comment: Caterpillars are consistent with those illustrated in Wagner (2005, p. 455) and images at BugGuide. Individuals were feeding on Fothergilla major in a native plant garden and were skeletonizing the upper leaf surfaces during the early morning hours.