Moths of North Carolina
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179 NC Records

Panthea furcilla (Packard, 1864) - Eastern Panthea

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Pantheinae		P3 Number:
931396		 MONA Number:
9182.00		 Other Common Name:
Tufted White Pine Caterpillar
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.
Panthea furcilla
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
Habitats: Our records appear to come from sites where Pines occur. We do not have records from Spruce-fir Forests or from deep within Cypress Swamps. Several species of Pines appear to be used, including Loblolly, Pond, Longleaf over most of the Coastal Plain; Shortleaf and other dry species on ridges; and White Pine in cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a wide range of conifers, including pine and spruce (Wagner et al., 2011). Over most of the state, pines of several species are likely to be the hosts. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Pine Forests and Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Panthea furcilla - Eastern Panthea

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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-14
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-12-31
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-10
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-27
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-09-20
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-25
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-20
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-08-04
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-03-03
Orange Co.
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