Moths of North Carolina
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38 NC Records

Parachma ochracealis Walker, 1866 - Ochre Parachma

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: ChrysauginaeTribe: [Chrysaugini]P3 Number: 80a0002 MONA Number: 5538.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: 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: Our records all come from either tidewater areas, including barrier islands, or inland areas with both sand ridges and shoreline habitats. Elsewhere, it occurs well inland from the coast.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-07
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-26
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-23
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-20
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-15
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2022-06-06
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-03
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-06-05
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-02
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2020-06-17
Craven Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2020-06-17
Craven Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-11
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-02
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-02
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-04
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-04
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ed Corey on 2013-06-04
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-09-13
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: F. Williams on 2012-06-23
Gates Co.
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