Moths of North Carolina

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Eublemma minima (Guenée, 1852) - Everlasting Bud Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Eublemminae

P3 Number:
930693

MONA Number:
9076.00

Other Common Name:
Everlasting Eublemma

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Eumicremma minima)

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:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come mainly from open, herbaceous areas, including old fields, dune grasslands, savannas, and pond and lake shorelines.

Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis sp.), rabbit-tobacco (Pseudognaphalium), and Saltmarsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands

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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Eublemma minima - Everlasting Bud Moth

61 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-08 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-02 Moore Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-02 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-02 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-02 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-07-07 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-07-07 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14 Rowan Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-13 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14 Bladen Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-13 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-30 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-13 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-27 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-20 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-07 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16 New Hanover Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-30 Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-10-26 Pender Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-10-26 Pender Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-10-10 Warren Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-30 Carteret Co. Comment: