Moths of North Carolina
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46 NC Records

Eucirroedia pampina (Guenée, 1852) - Scalloped Sallow


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932609.00 MONA Number: 9952.00
Comments: A genus with one moderately large species from eastern and central North America. Apparently, it is not closely related to any other genus of the “glaeas”.
Species Status: Although specimens from North Carolina have not been barcoded, those from Georgia and Virginia appear to be about 1% different from Canadian samples. This degree of divergence is not unusual within a single species but more samples from the Southeast need to be done.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1954); Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: An orange moth with forewings that are scalloped along the outer margin. The antemedian and postmedian lines are both dark, reddish-brown and slightly edged with pale (Forbes, 1954). The antemedian runs obliquely to the inner margin. The postmedian also runs obliquely, bending in towards the antemedian at the inner margin. The orbicular and reniform are both fairly large and filled with a somewhat darker shade that the ground; both have only a faint outline, if any. Rusicada privata and Anomis erosa are similar in color but have orbicular with small pale central dots.
Adult Structural Features: The male valva is divided, the female bursa has a small rounded stigma. Both male and female genitalia are abundantly distinct from any species likely to be confused with it.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are reddish-brown without any conspicuous lines (see Forbes, 1954, for a detailed description; Wagner et al., 2011, provides an illustration).
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Possibly found across the state except possibly the Barrier Islands
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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