Moths of North Carolina
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45 NC Records

Phlogophora iris Guenée, 1852 - Olive Angle Shades Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: PhlogophoriniP3 Number: 932291.00 MONA Number: 9546.00
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: Wagner et al. (2011) list woodlands and forests as habitat used by this species. Our records come almost entirely from cove forests and high elevation forests in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are widely polyphagous, feeding on a large number of forbs, shrubs, and low trees (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 Phlogophora iris - Olive Angle Shades Moth

Photos: 10

Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2016-06-27
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: J. Merrill Lynch on 2015-05-08
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-09-07
Cabarrus Co.
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