Moths of North Carolina
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus (Grote, 1865) - Beautiful Marathyssa

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Euteliidae		Subfamily:
Euteliinae		P3 Number:
931105.1		 MONA Number:
8968.00		 MONA Synonym:
Eutelia pulcherrimus		Other Common Name:
Beautiful Eutelia Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
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.
Marathyssa pulcherrimusAlamance 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 Hanover 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on sumacs (Rhus) and Toxicodendron, including Poison-ivy (T. radicans) and Poison Sumac (T. vernix) (Forbes, 1954; Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
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 Marathyssa pulcherrimus - Beautiful Marathyssa

Photos: 25
Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-10
Transylvania Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: J. Thomson, B. Bockhahn on 2023-05-09
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: J. Thomson, B. Bockhahn on 2023-05-09
Swain Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-09
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-04-20
Transylvania Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-16
Guilford Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-02
Guilford Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-14
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-05-25
Yancey Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-05-08
Buncombe Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-04-28
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-07
Guilford Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment:
Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-06-15
Ashe Co.
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Marathyssa pulcherrimus
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2014-05-08
Warren Co.
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