Moths of North Carolina
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99 NC Records

Plagodis serinaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] - Lemon Plagodis Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: AnagoginiP3 Number: 911272.00 MONA Number: 6840.00
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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Forests and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2001. Our records come from high elevation hardwood forest, cove forests, and montane riparian forests.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagaous, feeding on many hardwood trees, including basswood, beech, birch, maple, and poplar (Wagner et al., 2001) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
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 Plagodis serinaria - Lemon Plagodis Moth

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-27
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-03
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-05-31
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-29
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-15
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-14
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-06-15
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Ed Corey on 2015-05-16
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: T. Nergart on 2015-05-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, K Kittelberger on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-28
Yancey Co.
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