Moths of North Carolina
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120 NC Records

Sigela brauneata (Swett, 1913) - Braun's Quandry

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ScoleocampinaeTribe: (incertae sedis)P3 Number: 930657.00 MONA Number: 8432.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 13 mm (Forbes, 1948, treated as a Geometrid)
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: Most of our records come from floodplain habitats, with some also coming from mesic slopes.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on tree algae (T. McCabe, cited by Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR 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 Sigela brauneata - Braun's Quandry

55 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: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-29
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-09
Rockingham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-08-16
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-07-31
Buncombe Co.
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