Moths of North Carolina

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Pyreferra citrombra Franclemont, 1941 - Citrine Sallow

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Xylenini

P3 Number:
932584

MONA Number:
9930.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)

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

Adult Markings: The ground color is a pale yellow-brown, with only sparse dull orange dusting, if any (Forbes, 1954). The lines are rust-colored and run straight, or slightly concave, across the wing; the postmedian can show a costal angulation. The antemedian and postmedian lines are preceded by clear yellow. The orbicular and reniform spots are usually faint but show a plain orange outline. Hindwings are yellow. Pyreffera hesperidago is a darker orange and has thicker, somewhat waved antemedian and postmedian lines. Other members of this genus have a postmedian line that is indistinct, waved, or punctiform (see key in Forbes, 1954).

Wingspan: 35 mm (Forbes, 1954)

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: Our records come from montane stands of hardwoods.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on hazels (Corylus), American Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), and hop-hornbeam (Ostrya) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Corylaceous Thickets and Understories

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S3]

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

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Pyreferra citrombra - Citrine Sallow

Photos: 16

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-09 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-02 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-02-28 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-02-26 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-02-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-10-23 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-04-16 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-11-07 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-17 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-05 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-20 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-20 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-20 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-03-10 Madison Co. Comment: Verified by genitalia.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-02-25 Madison Co. Comment: Verified by genitalia.