Moths of North Carolina
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Nola clethrae Dyar, 1899 - Sweet Pepperbush Nola

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Nolidae		Subfamily:
Nolinae		P3 Number:
931136		 MONA Number:
8996.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Nola clethraeAlamance 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: Coastal Plain records come from the edges of pocosins and other wetlands. Mountain records come from both alluvial forests and mesic slopes, including some at high elevations. In both areas, the distribution of the moth strongly parallels the distribution of Clethra.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on sweet-pepperbush, with Coastal Sweet-pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) confirmed and Mountain Sweet-pepperbush (C. acuminata) presumed based on distributional patterns (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S4S5]
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 clethrae - Sweet Pepperbush Nola

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Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-09
Moore Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-30
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: larvae abundant on Clethra alnifolia
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2025-04-04
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-03
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-25
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-02
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-03-13
Bladen Co.
Comment:
Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Nola clethrae
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-25
Wilson Co.
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