Moths of North Carolina
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Feltia herilis (Grote, 1873) - Master's Dart Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933503 MONA Number: 10676.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) list old fields, gardens, orchards, croplands, waste sites and other open habitats. We additionally have records from forests and woodlands.
Larval Host Plants: Members of this complex are highly polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of graminoids, forbs, and woody plants (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 herilis - Master's Dart Moth

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

Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-10-04
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-08-11
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-08-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-09-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Richard Teper, Lior Carlson on 2022-10-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-22
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-19
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-15
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-10-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2021-10-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2021-10-07
Orange Co.
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