Moths of North Carolina

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Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1818 - Maple Looper Moth

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Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Erebinae

Tribe:
Poaphilini

P3 Number:
930961

MONA Number:
8727.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Technical 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: Found statewide in North Carolina.

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) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature 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: North Carolina records come from forested habitats across the state, from swamps to mountain ridges.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on maples, particularly Red Maple (Acer rubrum); reports from other hosts are questionable (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, we have feeding records from Red Maple and Sugar Maple (A. saccharum). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Maple 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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Parallelia bistriaris - Maple Looper Moth

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

	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-09-16 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-12 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2025-09-03 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-29 Henderson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Nora Murdock, Robert Emmott on 2025-08-29 Swain Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-16 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-16 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-14 Henderson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12 Alamance Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-08-07 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-30 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Dale Morgan, Patrick Coin, Julie Tuttle, Becky Watkins, et al. on 2025-07-26 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-02 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-29 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-06-23 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-06-20 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-19 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-18 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-05 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-16 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-02 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25 Columbus Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14 Bladen Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-09 Buncombe Co. Comment: