Moths of North Carolina
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Protapamea danieli Quinter, 2009 - Daniel's Cane Cutworm

Protapamea danieliProtapamea danieli
view caption 		Protapamea danieli
view caption 		Protapamea danieli
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932360		 MONA Number:
9454.20		 MONA Synonym:
Apameine, New Genus 1, Species 1
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Protapamea danieliAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from cane-containing bottomland habitats in all regions of the state
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are borers in cane (Arundinaria) (Quinter, in Mikkola et al., 2009). Our records suggest that both Giant Cane (A. gigantea) and Switch Cane (A. tecta) are used. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Cane Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [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 Protapamea danieli - Daniel's Cane Cutworm

Photos: 7
Protapamea danieliRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-07-19
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Protapamea danieliRecorded by: Tony McBride and Eric Quinter on 2021-05-06
Swain Co.
Comment: A late-instar larva; note the conspicuous black eyespot just behind the head that helps in distinguishing this species. Photo by Jim Petranka.
Protapamea danieliRecorded by: Tony McBride and Eric Quinter on 2021-05-06
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Protapamea danieliRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-06-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Protapamea danieliRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-06-16
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Protapamea danieliRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2013-06-08
Mecklenburg Co.
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Protapamea danieliRecorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, and Eric Quinter on 1997-06-02
Craven Co.
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