Moths of North Carolina
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
« »
View PDFNoctuidae Members:
Tricholita Members:
162 NC Records

Tricholita signata (Walker, 1860) - Signate Quaker Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933193.00 MONA Number: 10627.00
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)

Click on graph to enlarge
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include dandelion, goldenrod, plantain, and ragweed (Covell, 1984; Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Tricholita signata - Signate Quaker Moth

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

Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-02
Graham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-11
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-09-21
Davidson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-08
Alleghany Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-27
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-10-12
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-10-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-06
Wake Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2021-09-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-05
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-05
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2019-09-22
Graham Co.
Comment: