Moths of North Carolina
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182 NC Records

Plagodis fervidaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]) - Fervid Plagodis Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: AnagoginiP3 Number: 911276.00 MONA Number: 6843.00
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). We have records from a wide range of hardwood forests, including dry-xeric sand ridges, swamp forests, cove forests, and high elevation forests.
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on many hardwood trees and shrubs; also reported on Spruce (Wagner et al.,2001) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
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.
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 Photo Gallery for Plagodis fervidaria - Fervid Plagodis Moth

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-01
Buncombe 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, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-07-21
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-04-05
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-08-17
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-11
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Jackson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-27
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-04-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-03-30
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-14
Madison Co.
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