NC MOTH PROJECT

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Database Stats

Species: 1089
Counties: 23
Observers: 24
Observation Dates: 186

Database Stats

Species: 1089

Counties: 23

Observers: 24

Observation Dates: 186

Moth Observations Database

All the Illustrious Moths

Our observation of moths began in the summer of 2019. The 1st Annual Moth Night was conducted in June of that year and the tradition has continued into the present. In 2022 we started the NC Under-reported County Mothing Project. In 2023 we partnered with other moth enthusiasts from the NC Entomological Society in our neighborhood and started the Hillsborough Moth Crawl.

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5946 Observations

Acrobasis exsulella
Cordovan Pyralid
 
Event/Project: Moth Night

July 23, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, Rich Teper, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrobasis palliolella
No Common Name
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 4, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, Stephen Dunn 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrobasis palliolella
No Common Name
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 20, 2022
Leasburg, Caswell County
Mercury Vapor, UV light, Metal Halide

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrobasis stigmella
Walnut Shoot and Hickory Leafstem Borer Moths and Allies
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

May 15, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrobasis vaccinii
Cranberry Fruitworm Moth and Allies
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 18, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus
Grass Tubeworm Moths
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 26, 2022
Walstonburg, Greene County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus
Grass Tubeworm Moths
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 25, 2022
Walstonburg, Greene County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus arcanella
Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 30, 2023
Shelby, Cleveland County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus arcanella
Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 31, 2023
Shelby, Cleveland County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus arcanella
Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 11, 2022
Burlington, Alamance County
UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus arcanella
Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 18, 2022
Edenton, Chowan County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus mycetophagus
Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: WNPP BioBlitz Buffalo Creek

May 30, 2024
Wendell, Wake County
UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior Carlson, Thomas Reed, John Connors, Missy McGaw 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus mycetophagus
Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 12, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus mycetophagus
Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: Hillsborough Moth Crawl

June 24, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED, Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, John Jarvis, David George, TA Toennisson, Rich Teper, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus mycetophagus
Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 13, 2022
Durham, Durham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus mycetophagus
Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 26, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 7, 2023
Durham, Durham County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Katherine Bates-Ruiz, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 28, 2022
Durham, Durham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 9, 2022
Chapel Hill, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 7, 2023
Durham, Durham County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Katherine Bates-Ruiz, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Photo Credit: Dean Furbish

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 3, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 14, 2023
Scranton, Hyde County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Brian Bockhahn 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 26, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

5946 Observations

Abagrotis cupida
Cupid Dart

Event/Project: Hillsborough Moth Crawl

June 24, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED, Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, John Jarvis, David George, TA Toennisson, Rich Teper, Lynzie Northrup

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Abagrotis magnicupida
One-dotted Dart

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

May 28, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Achyra rantalis
Garden Webworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 25, 2022
Walstonburg, Greene County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Achyra rantalis
Garden Webworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 26, 2022
Walstonburg, Greene County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acleris cervinana
No Common Name

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acleris cervinana
No Common Name

Event/Project: NCUCMP

August 15, 2023
Taylorsville, Alexander County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acleris cervinana
No Common Name

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Dean Furbish

Acleris cervinana
No Common Name

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Dean Furbish

Acleris comandrana
No Common Name

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 18, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acoloithus falsarius
Clemens’ False Skeletonizer

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 25, 2022
Walstonburg, Greene County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acoloithus falsarius
Clemens’ False Skeletonizer

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 18, 2022
Edenton, Chowan County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis
No Common Name

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 18, 2022
Edenton, Chowan County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis
No Common Name

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 15, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, Stephen Dunn

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis
No Common Name

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

August 3, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis
No Common Name

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 3, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis angusella
Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 20, 2022
Leasburg, Caswell County
Mercury Vapor, UV light, Metal Halide

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis angusella
Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth

Event/Project: Moth Night

July 22, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt, et al

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis angusella
Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth

Event/Project: Hillsborough Moth Crawl

June 24, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED, Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, John Jarvis, David George, TA Toennisson, Rich Teper, et al

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis angusella
Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 14, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis angusella
Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 31, 2023
Shelby, Cleveland County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis caryae
Hickory Shoot Borer Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 18, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis demotella
Walnut Shoot Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 2, 2023
Yadkinville, Yadkin County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis demotella
Walnut Shoot Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

May 3, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis demotella
Walnut Shoot Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

May 3, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrobasis demotella
Walnut Shoot Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 2, 2023
Yadkinville, Yadkin County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

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