Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Ulolonche modesta (Morrison, 1874) - Modest Quaker Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933120.00 MONA Number: 10569.00
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: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-small, gray and brown Noctuid. Head, body, and the ground color of the forewings is medium gray to blue-gray. A diffuse brown shade runs through the medial area and the antemedian and postmedian lines are double, sometimes filled with the gray ground color, sometimes with dark brown; the subterminal is represented by a series of fuscous brown spots. The orbicular and reniform are both small and fairly inconspicuous. Hindwings are fuscous.
Wingspan: 25-29 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: Male reproductive structures are described for the genus by Forbes (1954) but he does not describe differences between the species. Eyes are covered with hair.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: A larva is illustrated but not described by Wagner et al. (2011). It appears to be similar but darker gray than the larva of Ulolonche culea. Like that species it appears to be fairly stout, with a shiny integument that is heavily peppered with black specks. Longitudinal lines are weakly developed.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Recorded in all three provinces in the state, including the Barrier Islands but not the High Mountains. May occur over the entire state but only in association with a narrow range of habitat types.
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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