Moths of North Carolina
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88 NC Records

Ellida caniplaga (Walker, 1856) - Linden Prominent

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: PeriergosinaeP3 Number: 930051.00 MONA Number: 7930.00
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: Mesic hardwood forests (Miller et al., 2018). Our records come almost entirely from cove forests in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Basswood (Wagner, 2005; Miller et al., 2018) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Dry-Mesic Hardwood 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 Ellida caniplaga - Linden Prominent

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-14
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-03-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-13
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 2021-05-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-05-04
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-08
Madison Co.
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