Moths of North Carolina
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128 NC Records

Dasylophia thyatiroides (Walker, 1862) - Gray-patched Prominent


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: NystalinaeP3 Number: 930134.00 MONA Number: 7958.00
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: Our records come almost entirely from stands of mesic hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Beech (Wagner, 2005) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Dasylophia thyatiroides - Gray-patched Prominent

72 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: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-08
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-23
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-20
Madison Co.
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