Moths of North Carolina
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61 NC Records

Fishia illocata (Walker, 1857) - Wandering Brocade Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932695.00 MONA Number: 9420.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Oligia illocata); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) note that this species is locally common particularly on acidic soils. Our records come mainly from cove forests and high elevation hardwood forests. Piedmont records come from a high monadnock.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on woody plants, including Alder, Birch, Poplar, and Willow, with other species likely (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 Fishia illocata - Wandering Brocade Moth

Photos: 8

Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-11-25
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-11-11
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-03
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-10-11
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-10-10
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2015-09-01
Yancey Co.
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