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Phlogophora periculosa Guenée, 1852 - Brown Angle Shades

Phlogophora periculosaPhlogophora periculosaPhlogophora periculosaPhlogophora periculosa
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Phlogophorini		P3 Number:
932292		 MONA Number:
9547.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other 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 periculosaAlamance 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 Hanover 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 habitats used by this species. Most of our records come from hardwood-dominated forests, but there are also a significant number from Longleaf Pine savannas, flatwoods, and sand ridges.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are highly polyphagous, feeding on ferns, forbs, shrubs, hardwoods, and conifers. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list fir (Abies), maple (Acer), fetterbush (Eubotrys), Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia), spruce (Picea), meadowsweet (Spiraea), hemlock (Tsuga), blueberry (Vaccinium), and Possumhaw Viburnum (Viburnum nudum). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 periculosa - Brown Angle Shades

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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-29
Craven Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-29
Craven Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-10-21
Halifax Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-10-21
Halifax Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-10-14
Henderson Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-09-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-09-09
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-15
Madison Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-10-11
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-10-02
Durham Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-17
Madison Co.
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Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Phlogophora periculosa
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-02
Graham Co.
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