Moths of North Carolina
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168 NC Records

Ochropleura implecta Lafontaine, 1998 - Flame-shouldered Dart Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933529 MONA Number: 10891.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Ochropleura plecta); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine (1998)                                                                                 
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: Fields, waste lots, woodlands, and general open areas
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded primarily on forbs but also on Willow (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 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 Ochropleura implecta - Flame-shouldered Dart Moth

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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-11
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-07-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-25
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-17
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Richard Teper on 2023-05-06
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-08-09
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-03
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-28
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-25
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-13
Madison Co.
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