Moths of North Carolina
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Agrotis gladiaria Morrison, 1874 - Swordsman Dart

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933515 MONA Number: 10648.00
Comments: One of twenty-three species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), seven 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                                                                                 
Wingspan: 2.9 - 3.8 cm
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.
Flight 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:
Larval Host Plants: Feeds on a range of grasses and low plants, including many of agricultural importance. Lafontaine (2004) lists alfalfa, aster, barley, blackberry, bluegrass, bluestem, cabbage, clover, corn, goldenrod, oats, onion, sweet potato, tobacco, and tomato. The hosts utilized by this species in North Carolina have not been documented. - View
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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: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-10-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-10-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-10-19
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-10-16
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-10-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-21
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-07
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-10-21
Orange Co.
Comment: Male		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-10-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-10-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-13
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-10-24
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-10-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-12
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-10-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-02
Guilford Co.
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