Moths of North Carolina
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72 NC Records

Furcula borealis (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) - White Furcula Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: NotodontinaeTribe: DicranuriniP3 Number: 930024.00 MONA Number: 7936.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
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 variety of open and forested habitats, from maritime dunes to cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Cherry (Wagner, 2005); photographed feeding on Black Cherry (J.B. Sullivan, pers. obs.) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
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: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-04-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-04-20
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-04-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: on Prunus serotina		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-30
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-09
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-02
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-16
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-06
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-27
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-23
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-16
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2018-08-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-19
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-07-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-11
Madison Co.
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