Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Pococera maritimalis (McDunnough, 1939) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: EpipaschiinaeTribe: [Epipaschiini]P3 Number: 800130.00 MONA Number: 5603.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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: We have records from three widely scattered sites, none of which have Larch or Spruce but would have several species of oaks present.
Larval Host Plants: Robinson et al. (2010) list Larch and Spruce as hosts. A record from Texas submitted to BugGuide by George Smiley shows larvae and an adult found and reared on an Oak (BugGuide, accessed 2020-10-30) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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 Pococera maritimalis - No common name

Photos: 20

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-18
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-07-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-27
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-11
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-20
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-20
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-20
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-07-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-07-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2012-09-13
Camden Co.
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