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Orthodes majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 - Rustic Quaker

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Eriopygini

P3 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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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Fields, woodlands, and other mostly open habitats (Wagner et al., 2011).

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many species of forbs and also grasses. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list thoroughwort (Eupatorium), jewelweed (Impatiens), beebalm (Monarda), Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis), blackberry (Rubus), dock (Rumex), goldenrod (Solidago), and dandelion (Taraxacum). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Orthodes majuscula - Rustic Quaker

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

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-11-20 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-10-18 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-10-18 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-10-14 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-10-05 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-24 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-24 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09 Henderson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-04 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-03 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-06-30 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-09 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2025-04-02 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07 Alamance Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-07 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-13 Graham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04 Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-10 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-02 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-24 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-24 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-01 Graham Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Erich Hofmann on 2023-03-27 New Hanover Co. Comment: