Moths of North Carolina
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28 NC Records

Epinotia transmissana (Walker, 1863) - Walker's Epinotia Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EucosminiP3 Number: 621222.00 MONA Number: 3310.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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: The hosts are poorly documented, but include birches (Betula) and willlows (Salix; Forbes, 1923; Heinrich, 1923; Prentice, 1965; Miller, 1987; Beadle and Leckie, 2012). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Epinotia transmissana - Walker's Epinotia Moth

Photos: 19

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-08-01
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2018-07-25
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2016-06-29
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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