Moths of North Carolina
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433 NC Records

Peridea angulosa (J.E. Smith, 1797) - Angulose Prominent

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: PhalerinaeP3 Number: 930049.00 MONA Number: 7920.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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.
Flight 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: Barrens, woodlands, and forests (Wagner, 2005). WE have records from essentially the entire spectrum of oak-hickory forests in the state, including maritime forests, bottomland forest, mesic slopes, dry-xeric sand ridges, cove forests, and high elevation hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, questionably on hickory (Wagner, 2005)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Peridea angulosa - Angulose Prominent

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan, and Steve Hall on 2022-07-24
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-21
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-07-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-19
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-19
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-06-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-03
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-31
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-12
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-09-11
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-31
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Taylor on 2020-08-20
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-01
Guilford Co.
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