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Phlogophora iris Guenée, 1852 - Olive Angle Shades

Phlogophora irisPhlogophora irisPhlogophora irisPhlogophora iris
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Phlogophorini		P3 Number:
932291		 MONA Number:
9546.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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.
Phlogophora irisAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) list woodlands and forests as habitat used by this species. Our records come almost entirely from cove forests and high elevation forests in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are widely polyphagous, feeding on a large number of forbs, shrubs, and low trees. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list alder (Alnus), Shrubby St. John's-wort (Hypericum prolificum), blackberry (Rubus), and ironweed (Vernonia). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic 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 Phlogophora iris - Olive Angle Shades

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Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-26
Buncombe Co.
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Phlogophora irisRecorded by: ASH on 2024-06-10
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora irisRecorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
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Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-09-11
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
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Phlogophora irisRecorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2016-06-27
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora irisRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Phlogophora irisRecorded by: J. Merrill Lynch on 2015-05-08
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
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Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora irisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-09-07
Cabarrus Co.
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