Moths of North Carolina
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14 NC Records

Psychomorpha epimenis (Drury, 1782) - Grapevine Epimenis Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: AgaristinaeP3 Number: 931975.00 MONA Number: 9309.00
Comments: A North American genus with a single species
Species Status: Specimens from North Carolina have not been barcoded but sequences from Florida to Connecticut are very similar indicating that the species is likely to be homogeneous
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1954); Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-sized, strikingly marked Noctuid. The white windows on the forewing and red windows on the hindwing are unique. Sexes are similar.
Wingspan: 22-27 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: Male and female genitalia have good characters and are diagnostic. Forbes (1954) describes unique characters in the tympanum.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The brightly colored black and white caterpillar with orange patches is similar to the caterpillars of Eudryas species but much smaller.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Probably found throughout the state but we currently only have records from the Mountains and Outer Coastal Plain
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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