Moths of North Carolina
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613 NC Records

Palthis asopialis (Guenée, 1854) - Faint-spotted Palthis Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930552.00 MONA Number: 8398.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 22 mm (Forbes, 1954)
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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Immature 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: Found in a wide range of habitats from swamps to barrens (Wagner et al., 2011). Our records come primarily from hardwood forests but including maritime forests, swamps, mesic slopes, and northern hardwoods
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, with larvae feeding on both living and dead plants (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Palthis asopialis - Faint-spotted Palthis Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-11-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-08
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-27
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-10-27
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-25
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-24
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-20
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-13
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-10
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-04
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-01
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-19
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-19
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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