Moths of North Carolina
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23 NC Records

Petrophila canadensis (Munroe, 1972) - Canadian Petrophila Moth

Taxonomy
Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: AcentropinaeTribe: ArgyractiniP3 Number: 800759.00 MONA Number: 4779.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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 Photo Gallery for Petrophila canadensis - Canadian Petrophila Moth

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka, David George, Sally Gewalt on 2023-04-24
Alamance Co.
Comment: One of tens of thousands of individuals that had recently emerged from the Haw River.
Recorded by: John Petranka, David George, Sally Gewalt on 2023-04-24
Alamance Co.
Comment: One of tens of thousands of individuals that had recently emerged from the Haw River. 		Recorded by: John Petranka, David George, Sally Gewalt on 2023-04-24
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Ann McCormick on 2023-04-23
Alamance Co.
Comment: There were thousands of these small moths along the banks of the Haw River. There were clouds of them, close to the edge of the river. 		Recorded by: Carol Ann McCormick on 2023-04-23
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-06-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-05-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-06-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-06-21
Ashe Co.
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