Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFNoctuidae Members: Trichordestra Members: 6 NC Records

Trichordestra beanii (Grote, 1877) - No Common Name

Trichordestra beanii
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Hadenini		P3 Number:
932888		 MONA Number:
10306.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: McCabe (1980)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color is dull gray, shaded with fuscous (Forbes, 1954). The area around the reniform is brownish. The lines are filled with gray. The subterminal is offset at the costa, leaving a clear gray apical spot. The orbicular is large, oblique, and pale. A very small, dark claviform mark is present, filled with the ground color. The reniform is large; the upper part is pale and the lower dark brown. The hindwings are fuscous brown.
Wingspan: 44-48 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: Male antennae are simple. The apex of the valves is illustrated by Forbes (1954).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Southeastern, ranging west to Texas.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Trichordestra beaniiAlamance 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.
Flight Comments: Single brooded, with most records from September.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Four of our records come from the Fall-line Sandhills and an historic record from A.H. Manee also comes from Southern Pines, presumably in the same habitat. One other historic record, however, comes from Highlands.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [SH]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species appears to be very rare throughout its range

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Photos: 1
Trichordestra beanii
Recorded by: SPH on 2002-09-11
Hoke Co.
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