Moths of North Carolina
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4 NC Records

Heteropacha rileyana Harvey, 1874 - Riley's Lappet Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Family: LasiocampidaeSubfamily: LasiocampinaeTribe: GastropachiniP3 Number: 870001.00 MONA Number: 7685.00
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: Records from Chatham and Lee are from a hot spot for Gleditsia feeders, with all of the species known to occur in North Carolina found in that area. Gleditsia occurs there both in old pastures and planted in parking lots.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Honey Locust (Wagner, 2005) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Honey Locust Groves
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S2S3
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 Heteropacha rileyana - Riley's Lappet Moth

Photos: 4

Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2013-06-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2010-07-15
Lee Co.
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