Moths of North Carolina
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Orthodes majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 - Rustic Quaker

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933136 MONA Number: 10585.00 Other Common Name: Rustic Groundcat
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Orthodes crenulata); 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:
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Orthodes majuscula
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: Fields, woodlands, and other mostly open habitats (Wagner et al., 2011)
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on many species of forbs and also grasses (Wagner et al.,2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
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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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-13
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-10
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-24
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-24
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-01
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-09
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Erich Hofmann on 2023-03-27
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-25
Clay Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-14
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-23
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-28
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-10-15
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-17
Wake Co.
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