Moths of North Carolina
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382 NC Records

Feltia subterranea (Fabricius, 1794) - Subterranean Dart Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933504 MONA Number: 10664.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Agrotis subterranea); 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.
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a wide range of forbs, with some woody plants also listed (Robinson et al., 2010) - 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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 Photo Gallery for Feltia subterranea - Subterranean Dart Moth

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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-21
Wayne Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-10-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-28
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-20
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-28
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-14
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-08
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-02-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-12-25
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-02
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-22
Brunswick Co.
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