Moths of North Carolina
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
« »
View PDFGeometridae Members:
Protoboarmia Members:
546 NC Records

Protoboarmia porcelaria (Guenée, [1858]) - Porcelain Gray Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: BoarmiiniP3 Number: 911017.00 MONA Number: 6598.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
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
Immature 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: Our records come from a wide variety of forest, woodland, and shrubland habitats
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are broadly polyphagous on woody plants, including conifers as well as hardwoods (Wagner, 2005) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
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.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Protoboarmia porcelaria - Porcelain Gray Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-15
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-22
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-18
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-14
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-11
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-10-10
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-10
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-03
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-01
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Avery Young on 2023-09-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-21
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-15
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: