Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Platypolia anceps (Stephens, 1850) - No Common Name


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932696.00 MONA Number: 9976.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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: Our records come from stands of northern hardwoods and cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been found on Eurybia macrophylla and have been reared on blueberry and cherry (Wagner et al., 2011).
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S2S3
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: tom ward on 2022-10-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-14
Buncombe Co.
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