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Heterocampa obliqua Packard, 1864 - Oblique Heterocampa

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Heterocampinae		P3 Number:
930075		 MONA Number:
7983.00		 Other Common Name:
Oblique Prominent
Comments: One of 21 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), seven of which have been recorded in North Carolina.
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.
Heterocampa obliqua
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks (Wagner, 2005). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
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 Heterocampa obliqua - Oblique Heterocampa

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-09-11
Durham Co.
Comment: Feeding on Quercus rubra
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: On Benthamidia florida, but feeding was not observed. 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: On Benthamidia florida, but feeding was not observed.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-31
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-31
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-02
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-17
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Wilkes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka, David George on 2023-08-05
Orange Co.
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