Moths of North Carolina
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215 NC Records

Phlogophora periculosa Guenée, 1852 - Brown Angle Shades Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: PhlogophoriniP3 Number: 932292.00 MONA Number: 9547.00
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 habitats used by this species. Most of our records come from hardwood-dominated forests, but there are also a significant number from Longleaf Pine savannas, flatwoods, and sand ridges.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are highly polyphagous, feeding on ferns, forbs, shrubs, hardwoods, and conifers (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General 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 Phlogophora periculosa - Brown Angle Shades Moth

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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-09-09
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-10-11
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-10-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-02
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-02
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-09-29
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-09-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-09-10
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-09-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-11
Madison Co.
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