Moths of North Carolina
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73 NC Records

Melanchra adjuncta (Guenée, 1852) - Hitched Arches Moth

Melanchra adjunctaMelanchra adjunctaMelanchra adjuncta
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: HadeniniP3 Number: 932874 MONA Number: 10292.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: 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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Immature 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:
Larval Host Plants: - View
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See also Habitat Account for Montane Forblands and Successional Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Melanchra adjuncta - Hitched Arches Moth

Photos: 25

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-13
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-23
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-05-30
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-02
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-07
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2014-05-27
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-25
Ashe Co.
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