Moths of North Carolina
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Eugnosta sartana (Hübner, 1823) - Broad-patch Carolella Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: TortricinaeTribe: CochyliniP3 Number: 620211.00 MONA Number: 3764.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Carolella sartana)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: In this species the palps are light tan and usually tinged with reddish-brown shading externally. The head, thorax, and ground color of the forewing vary from light tan to yellowish-brown. The inner margin has a series of tiny black dots that are equally spaced and the basal half of the costa is often dusted with brownish-olivaceous scales. The ground is overlain with two bold, posteriorly oblique, reddish-brown bands. The first begins in the subcostal area near the middle of the wing and gradually widens as it projects all the way to the inner margin. The second is a similar but more triangular-shaped band that begins near the apex and terminates before reaching the subtornal region of the inner margin. Both marks are often faintly and irregularly margined with black scales. In addition to the two large marks described above, a small, reddish-brown patch is usually present between the subapical band and the costa, and a few black dots are often present near the middle of the wing both before and after the median band. The fringe is pale with blackish scales at the tip, and the hindwing is medium brown.

Eugnosta sartana is similar in size and coloration to E. bimaculana, but in the latter the median band ends before reaching the inner margin. Both species characteristically rest with the front of the body raised and the palps angled towards the substrate.
Wingspan: Wingspan 10-15 mm
Adult Structural Features: Metzler and Forbes (2012) have illustrations of the male and female genitalia.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The host plants and larval life history have not been reported.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Eugnosta sartana occurs from southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey southward to southern Florida, and westward to central Texas, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio. As of 2023, all of our records are from the Coastal Plain and Piedmont except for one Blue Ridge record from Watauga Co.
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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Flight Comments: The adults have been found year-round or nearly so in Florida and Alabama, and mostly from April through October farther north. As of 2023, our records extend from mid-April through early November in the Coastal Plain and from late-May through mid-October in the Piedmont. Populations in North Carolina appear to have two or more overlapping generations per year.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Many of our records for this species come from open habitats, including sand ridges, barrier islands, and successional habitats. Other records come from residential areas and closed canopy floodplain forests.
Larval Host Plants: The larval host plants are undocumented. - View
Observation Methods: The adults are attracted to lights.
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is fairly common in both the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, but additional information is needed on its host use, preferred habitats, and abundance before we can accurately assess its conservation status.

 Photo Gallery for Eugnosta sartana - Broad-patch Carolella Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-13
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-23
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-11
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-27
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-01
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-19
Chowan Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-07-03
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-03
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-03
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-03
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-21
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-06-12
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-06-12
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-06-12
Sampson Co.
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