Stowaway Moths (Cirrhophanus spp.)

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Goldenrod Stowaway (Cirrhophanus triangulifer)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
6 Sep 2018

Goldenrod Stowaway (Cirrhophanus triangulifer)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
6 Sep 2018

This species often "hides" during the day on large yellow flower clusters like goldenrods and sunflowers.


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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