Moths of North Carolina
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193 NC Records

Xestia elimata (Guenée, 1852) - Southern Variable Dart Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933583.00 MONA Number: 10967.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Anomogyna elimata)Online Photographs: 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on pine (Maier et al., 2004; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). Other reported hosts include Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), and Red Spruce (Picea rubens) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Pine Forests and Woodlands
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 Xestia elimata - Southern Variable Dart Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-17
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-11-17
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-07
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-10-27
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-23
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-22
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-20
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-19
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-16
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-15
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-11-07
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-11-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-10-30
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-10-29
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-10-29
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-10-29
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper, Lior Carlson, David George on 2022-10-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-27
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-26
Moore Co.
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