Moths of North Carolina
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Raphia frater Grote, 1864 - Brother Moth

Raphia frater
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Raphiinae		P3 Number:
931412		 MONA Number:
9193.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Raphia fraterAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from floodplains where Cottonwoods are either common or that have been recorded from the area. We do not have records from other shoreline habitats where willows are common and cottonwoods are unlikely.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed primarily on aspens and poplars (Populus spp.), but also on willows (Salix) to some extent (Wagner et al., 2011). Reports from alder and birch require confirmation. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Poplar Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 Photo Gallery for Raphia frater - Brother Moth

Photos: 8
Raphia fraterRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-08-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Raphia fraterRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-25
Guilford Co.
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Raphia fraterRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-04-08
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Raphia fraterRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-07-27
Durham Co.
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Raphia fraterRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-22
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Raphia fraterRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-12
Guilford Co.
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Raphia fraterRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-17
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Raphia fraterRecorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-05-18
Mecklenburg Co.
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