Moths of North Carolina
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Cicinnus melsheimeri (Harris, 1841) - Melsheimer's Sack-bearer Moth

Cicinnus melsheimeriCicinnus melsheimeriCicinnus melsheimeri
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Mimallonoidea		 Family:
Mimallonidae		P3 Number:
830004		 MONA Number:
7662.00
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.
Cicinnus melsheimeriAlamance 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: This species is associated with barrens and woodlands throughout its range (Wagner, 2005). North Carolina records come from dry maritime forests along the coast, dry monadnocks in the Piedmont, and ridgetops in the Mountains. At one site in the Piedmont, Bear Oak is a possible host plant.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, especially Bear Oak (Quercus ilicifolia)) in the north (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Dry-Xeric Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [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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 Photo Gallery for Cicinnus melsheimeri - Melsheimer's Sack-bearer Moth

Photos: 8
Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-05-25
New Hanover Co.
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Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: Stephen Hall and Ed Corey on 2017-05-17
Surry Co.
Comment: Rests hanging down from a leaf or twig with its forewings projecting over the head		Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: Stephen Hall and Ed Corey on 2017-05-17
Surry Co.
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Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-03-11
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2015-05-23
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Cicinnus melsheimeriRecorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2015-05-23
Surry Co.
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