Moths of North Carolina
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83 NC Records

Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 - Moonseed Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: CalpinaeTribe: CalpiniP3 Number: 930622.00 MONA Number: 8534.00
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.
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Moonseed and Snailseed (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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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 Photo Gallery for Plusiodonta compressipalpis - Moonseed Moth

Photos: 25

Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-08
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-08
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-18
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-03-28
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-08-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-15
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-17
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-30
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-09-04
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-21
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-09-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-30
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-07-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, S. Hall on 2015-07-22
Stanly Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, S. Hall on 2015-07-22
Stanly Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, S. Hall on 2015-07-22
Stanly Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2013-05-30
Mecklenburg Co.
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