Moths of North Carolina
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Melanchra adjuncta (Guenée, 1852) - Hitched Arches

Melanchra adjunctaMelanchra adjunctaMelanchra adjuncta
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Hadenini		P3 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                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Melanchra adjunctaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are highly polyphagous, with reported hosts including alder (Alnus), milkweed (Asclepias), horsebalm (Collinsonia), honeysuckle (Lonicera), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Garden Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), plantain (Plantago), buttercup (Ranunculus), currant (Ribes), willow (Salix), elderberry (Sambucus), Starry Campion (Silene stellata), Fringed Loosestrife (Steironema ciliatum), Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), clover (Trifolium), elm (Ulmus), and Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). In North Carolina, we have feeding records for a wood-aster (Eurybia sp.) and Culver's-root (Veronicastrum virginicum). - 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 SNR [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

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