Moths of North Carolina
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20 NC Records

Baltodonta broui Miller & Franclemont, 2021 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NotodontidaeSubfamily: HeterocampinaeP3 Number: 930063.10 MONA Number: 7971.10 MONA Synonym: Notodontidae genus 1 species 1
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Our records come primarily from the Coastal Plain but we also have records from one site in the Uwharrie Mountains in the Piedmont.
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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 blackwater habitats in the Coastal Plain. Most sites are located along small streamhead bottomlands or beaver ponds. A number of specimens were also collected at one site in the Uwharrie Mountains in the Piedmont, from the top of a dry-xeric ridge that had a large number of upland pools supporting either sedge meadow or swamp forest vegetation.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on American Snowbell (Styrax americana) (George Smiley, BugGuide, accessed 2022-10-23). A larva was found on this species in North Carolina by Tracy Feldman. - View
Observation Methods: Adults appear to come well to 15 watt blacklights.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Blackwater Wetlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S2S3
State Protection:
Comments: This recently described species appears to be a specialist on blackwater swamp forest habitats. We have records from several sites in the Coastal Plain and one in the Piedmont. Currently, it appears to be a fairly rare species in the state; its host plant itself is listed as S3 and the moth appears to be rarer than its host.

 Photo Gallery for Baltodonta broui - No common name

Photos: 5

Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2020-08-06
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2016-06-07
Scotland Co.
Comment: A larva was found on Styrax americana growing next to a swamp forest		Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2016-06-07
Scotland Co.
Comment: A larva was found on Styrax americana growing next to a swamp forest
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2016-06-07
Scotland Co.
Comment: A larva was found on Styrax americana growing next to a swamp forest