Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Parapamea Members:	27 NC Records
Parapamea buffaloensis (Grote, 1877) - Buffalo Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Tribe: Apameini

P3 Number: 932464

MONA Number: 9463.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD
Wingspan: 35 mm (Forbes, 1954)
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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come from shallow wetlands in bottomland forests and along pond and lake edges.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Lizard Tail (Forbes, 1954) - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S4

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Parapamea buffaloensis - Buffalo Moth		Photos: 7
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Ed Corey, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Tom Howard, Carol Tingley, Brian Bockhahn, and Van Cotter on 2021-09-30 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-10-22 Cabarrus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-09-23 Cabarrus Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-09-08 Cabarrus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-07-18 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2010-10-09 Camden Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2010-09-05 Camden Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Parapamea buffaloensis - Buffalo Moth