Moths of North Carolina
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66 NC Records

Colocasia flavicornis (Smith, 1884) - Yellowhorn Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: PantheinaeP3 Number: 931400.00 MONA Number: 9184.00
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: Records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain come from floodplain forests and mesic hardwood forests growing on slopes. In the Mountains, records come from alluvial forests and cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been collected on Beech in the field but have also been reared on American Hornbeam and Birch in captivity - 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: 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 Colocasia flavicornis - Yellowhorn Moth

Photos: 29

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-19
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-19
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-04-06
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2014-04-24
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-05-11
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-24
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-07-18
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-04-10
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-04-09
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-04-27
Warren Co.
Comment: Confirmed via specimen by Bo Sullivan