Moths of North Carolina
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199 NC Records

Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922 - American Angle Shades Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: PhlogophoriniP3 Number: 932290 MONA Number: 9545.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: 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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Immature 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) list woodlands and forests as habitats used by this species. The vast majority of our records come from the Mountains, where it occurs in high elevation forests, mountain bogs, riparian areas, and cove forests. Our few records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain come from sites close to lakes and ponds.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed mainly on ferns, but they have also been reported from Alders, Willows, Asters, Huckleberries, Trilliums, and Sunflowers (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-09
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-04
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-19
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-08
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-12
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-08
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-05-03
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-09-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-16
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-10
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-07-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-05
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-16
Madison Co.
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