Moths of North Carolina
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127 NC Records

Cerma cerintha (Treitschke, 1826) - Tufted Bird-dropping Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: AcronictinaeP3 Number: 931419.52 MONA Number: 9062.00
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.
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: Wagner et al. (2011) list barrens, fields, sandy openings, and woodland edges as habitats used by this species. Our records come mainly from cove forests and high elevation hardwoods in the mountains, and from shorelines and semi-natural habitats in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on Black Cherry and Hawthorn but also feed on other members of the Rosaceae, including Apple, Cotoneaster, and Plum (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, larvae have been found feeding on Prunus and Aronia. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
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 Cerma cerintha - Tufted Bird-dropping Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-18
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-18
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-20
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-20
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-06-19
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2022-07-26
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2022-07-26
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-06-22
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-08
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
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