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Moths of North Carolina
Moths of North Carolina
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Schizura ipomaeae Doubleday, 1841 - Morning-glory Prominent

Schizura ipomaeae
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Heterocampinae		P3 Number:
930098		 MONA Number:
8005.00		 MONA Synonym:
Schizura ipomoeae		Other Common Name:
Checkered-fringe Prominent
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: 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.
Schizura ipomaeae
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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: Barren, forests, woodlands, parks, yards (Wagner, 2005). Our records come from a wide range of forests, woodlands, and shrublands.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of hardwood trees, shrubs, and vines (Wagner, 2005). In North Carolina, we have observed the species feeding on oak, Boxelder, American Persimmon, and Honey Locust. - View
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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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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-08-28
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-08-28
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-08-28
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-28
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-28
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: john Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-19
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-09-08
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-20
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-08
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Wilkes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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