Moths of North Carolina
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125 NC Records

Calledapteryx dryopterata Grote, 1868 - Brown Scoopwing Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: UraniidaeSubfamily: EpipleminaeP3 Number: 910006.00 MONA Number: 7653.00
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Viburnums, especially Wild Raisin, Nannyberry, and related species (Wagner et al., 2001). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Viburnum Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Calledapteryx dryopterata - Brown Scoopwing Moth

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

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-12
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka, Chuck Smith on 2023-06-08
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-31
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-05-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: jim Petranka on 2021-06-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-05-31
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-26
Madison Co.
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