Moths of North Carolina
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10 NC Records

Franclemontia interrogans (Walker, 1856) - Franclemont's Cane Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932432.00 MONA Number: 9444.00 MONA Synonym: Phragmatiphila interrogans
Comments: The sole member of this genus, which was created for this species by Ferguson (1992); previously it had been placed in Phragmatiphila. Based on genitalic features, Ferguson considered Chortodes to be the closest related genus. This species and genus are endemic to the Southeast.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Ferguson (1992)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-sized Apameine. The forewings are pale tan with a darker brown horizontal streak. The orbicular is a small dark spot and the reniform a narrow, sinuous, pale mark with a dark center (Ferguson, 1992). Hindwings are darker brown.
Adult Structural Features: Males have pectinate antennae. Genitalia of both sexes are distinct, with those of the males differing from all other members of this tribe (see Ferguson, 1992, for a detailed description and illustrations).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae have not yet been described but have been reared by Eric Quinter.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Currently known only from the Outer Coastal Plain but could turn up in other areas of the state in association with canebrakes
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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