Moths of North Carolina
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Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922 - American Angle Shades

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Phlogophorini		P3 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.
Euplexia benesimilisAlamance 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: 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 a wide range of plants including alders, willows, asters, huckleberries, trilliums, and sunflowers (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, a larva has been recorded on Intermediate Wood-fern (Dryopteris intermedia). - 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 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 Euplexia benesimilis - American Angle Shades

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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-22
Buncombe Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-09
Graham Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-19
Watauga Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-08
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-12
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-08
Graham Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Jackson Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-05-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-22
Madison Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-09-02
Madison Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-16
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-20
Buncombe Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-10
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-03
Buncombe Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-07-06
Buncombe Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-03
Madison Co.
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Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euplexia benesimilisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-05
Graham Co.
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