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Ulolonche culea (Guenée, 1852) - Sheathed Quaker

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933118		 MONA Number:
10567.00		 Other Common Name:
Sheathed Groundcat
Comments: One of eight species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2011), two of which have been recorded in North Carolina
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.
Ulolonche culeaAlamance 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 Hanover 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on oaks, including Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) and Water Oak (Q. nigra) (Rockburne & Lafontaine, 1976; Robinson et al., 2023). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
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 Ulolonche culea - Sheathed Quaker

Photos: 29
Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Steve Hall, David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Steve Hall and David George on 2023-04-26
Orange Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-04-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-28
New Hanover Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-05-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-30
Madison Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-18
Guilford Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-01
Wake Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-01
Madison Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-04-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-04-30
Guilford Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2016-04-27
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, L. Amos on 2015-05-12
Warren Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2015-05-08
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-05-06
Warren Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2015-05-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-05-13
Cabarrus Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-10-05
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2012-04-25
Warren Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2012-04-10
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2012-03-26
Warren Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-04-28
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-04-26
Warren Co.
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Ulolonche culea
Recorded by: S. Hall on 2000-04-17
Moore Co.
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