Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Abagrotis brunneipennis (Grote, 1875) - Yankee Dart

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933683.00 MONA Number: 11044.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine (1998)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The forewings are dark brown with a glossy sheen, but paler orange-brown and yellow-brown forms also occur. (Lafontaine, 1998). The lines and spots are barely evident. In some specimens, the antemedial and subterminal areas are entirely black, and a diffuse area of black is located on the costa just proximal to the subterminal line. The side of labial palpus is mostly black, contrasting with color of head and thorax. Abagrotis cupida is similar but typically has a much more strongly marked black patch on the costa just before the subterminal line (Lafontaine, 1998). In both alternata and anchoceliodes, the spots are much more strongly marked and are much larger in alternata. The side of the palpus is reddish brown in both of the those species and is only slightly darker than the head and thorax.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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: According to Lafontaine (1998), this species is associated with blueberry in sandy areas; primarily in Canadian zone habitats of Canada and northern United States.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been found on blueberry on a number of occasions (Vaccinium spp.) (Lafontaine, 1998). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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