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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 triquetranaAlamance 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: 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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 Photo Gallery for Nola triquetrana - Three-spotted Nola

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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: David George on 2025-04-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-03
Carteret Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-16
Transylvania Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: B bockhahn on 2023-04-05
Buncombe Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-04-04
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-04
Madison Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: David George on 2023-04-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-07
Orange Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-16
Madison Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-12
Wake Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-05-01
Craven Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-04-20
Buncombe Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-14
Madison Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-30
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-29
Cabarrus Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-04-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-27
Madison Co.
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Nola triquetranaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-26
Madison Co.
Comment: Individuals were feeding on Fothergilla major.		Nola triquetranaRecorded 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.