Moths of North Carolina
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817 NC Records

Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) - Armyworm Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: LeucaniiniP3 Number: 932935.00 MONA Number: 10438.00 MONA Synonym: Pseudaletia unipuncta
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Pseudaletia unipuncta); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
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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: Wagner et al. (2011) list lawns,gardens, field, wet meadows, and other grassy habitats. This species is highly migratory, and adults can be found virtually anywhere.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed mainly on grasses but also consume forbs and woody plants; many crop species are attacked (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Mythimna unipuncta - Armyworm Moth

236 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-14
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-05
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-02-10
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-01
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-22
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-20
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-11
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: R. Teper on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-10
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-07
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-27
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-26
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-25
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-24
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-22
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-06
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-17
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-17
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-09-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
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