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ACHILIDAE Members: Catonia bicincturaCatonia carolinaCatonia cinctifronsCatonia lunataCatonia navaCatonia pictaCatonia piniCatonia pumilaCatonia unidentified speciesCixidia brittoniCixidia fuscaCixidia opacaCixidia pallidaCixidia variegataOpsiplanon luellaSynecdoche dimidiataSynecdoche griseaSynecdoche impunctata	NC Records
Cixidia opaca - No Common Name

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© Paul Scharf- side view

© Kyle Kittelberger- top view

© Kyle Kittelberger

Taxonomy Family: ACHILIDAE Tribe: Achilini Subgenus: Epiptera Synonym: Epiptera opaca Taxonomic Author: (Say, 1830)

Identification Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist  Google                                                                                   Description: A dark, black species with a bold yellow spot on the outer margin of each wing, and several other pale/yellow spots on the wing. There is also a yellow spot at the base of the pronotum. There are many small, bluish-gray spots all over the wings and rest of the body, and the legs and underside are also black with some small pale spots. The face is bicolored, with a bold, broad white band that extends onto the sides of the head and thorax; the rest of the face is black. The antennal stubs are yellow.

Distribution in North Carolina County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county. Distribution: Eastern and central United States, and across Canada (UDEL) Abundance: Uncommon to scarce, only several records from the Piedmont; possibly more abundant in the right habitat. Seasonal Occurrence Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Habitats and Life History Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest. Plant Associates: Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light. Comment: Status: Native Global and State Rank:

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select t1.*, t2.photo_link, t2.photo_id, t2.comments from county as t1 left join photo_table as t2 on t1.coid=t2.coid where t1.id='14581' and photo_link is not NULL order by t2.date_c desc

Species Photo Gallery for Cixidia opaca No Common Name 6
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: moth lights		Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: moth lights
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light		Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: open mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond		Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light