Moths of North Carolina
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23 NC Records

Psara obscuralis (Lederer, 1863) - Obscure Psara Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: PyraustinaeTribe: SpilomeliniP3 Number: 801373.00 MONA Number: 5268.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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:
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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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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 Psara obscuralis - Obscure Psara Moth

Photos: 21

Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-08-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-26
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-09
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-07-24
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-07-17
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-14
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-17
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-09
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-09-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-05
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-07-23
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-06
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-07-16
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2014-07-24
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-09-17
Ashe Co.
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