Moths of North Carolina

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Psaphida resumens Walker, 1865 - Figure-eight Sallow

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Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Amphipyrinae

Tribe:
Psaphidini

P3 Number:
931548

MONA Number:
10019.00

Identification

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

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

Technical Description, Adults: Poole (1995)

Structural photos

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, possibly just on the White Oak group (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S3S4]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Psaphida resumens - Figure-eight Sallow

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

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-09 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-01 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-30 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-29 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-29 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-29 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-27 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-03-24 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-19 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-19 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall on 2025-03-15 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-03-12 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-03-12 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-03-12 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-03-11 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-03-11 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Avery Young on 2024-04-13 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Avery Young on 2024-04-13 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-10 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-06 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-02 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-30 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-30 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30 Rowan Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-03-17 Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-13 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-05 Wake Co. Comment: