Moths of North Carolina
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42 NC Records

Rusicada privata (Walker, 1865) - Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ScoliopteryginaeTribe: AnominiP3 Number: 930610.00 MONA Number: 8547.00 MONA Synonym: Anomis privata
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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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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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Hibiscus, including Rose-of-Sharon (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNA
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is an introduced Old World Species (Wagner et al., 2011)

 Photo Gallery for Rusicada privata - Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth

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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-06
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-07-29
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-14
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-07-16
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-07-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-07-02
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-10-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-09-25
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-23
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-07-22
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-03
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-04-07
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-05
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-14
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-04
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-30
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-08-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-08-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2020-03-20
Iredell Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-14
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-24
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-09
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-19
Guilford Co.
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