Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFCrambidae Members: 45 NC Records

Diacme adipaloides (Grote & Robinson, 1867) - Darker Diacme Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: PyraustinaeTribe: SpilomeliniP3 Number: 801350.00 MONA Number: 5143.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA                                                                                 
Adult Markings: "There seems to be a great deal of confusion over these two species [elealis and adipaloides]. We desperately need to check the types to see what each name applies to. I think there are warm and cold season forms of each" (Scholtens, 2017)
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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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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 Photo Gallery for Diacme adipaloides - Darker Diacme Moth

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

Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-20
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-05-15
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-08
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-03-14
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-10-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-13
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-10-10
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-05
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-07-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-17
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-09
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-25
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2019-06-09
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2019-06-07
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-04-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-04-23
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-29
Madison Co.
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