Moths of North Carolina
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Anicla illapsa (Walker, 1857) - Snowy Dart

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Noctuini		P3 Number:
933216		 MONA Number:
10903.00		 MONA Synonym:
Euagrotis illapsa
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: Covell (1984; as Euagrotis illapsa); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Anicla illapsaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on grasses and sedges (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
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 Anicla illapsa - Snowy Dart

Photos: 15
Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-02
Richmond Co.
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Anicla illapsaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Anicla illapsaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-15
Madison Co.
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Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-13
Ashe Co.
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Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-02
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-02
Madison Co.
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Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-12
Madison Co.
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Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-01
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-05-13
Cabarrus Co.
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Anicla illapsaRecorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-09
Ashe Co.
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