Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Anicla forbesi (Franclemont, 1952) - Forbes' Dart

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Noctuini		P3 Number:
933222		 MONA Number:
10902.00
Comments: One of fifteen species in this genus that occur in North American north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt), six of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Anicla forbesi
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: Hosts are poorly documented, but Pogue (2006) lists Common Timothy (Phleum pratense). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [SH]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This northern species is a Pleistocene relict in the Southern Appalachians. It seems to have rare to begin with and our three records are now more than twenty years old