Moths of North Carolina
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255 NC Records

Disclisioprocta stellata (Guenée, [1858]) - Somber Carpet Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: XanthorhoiniP3 Number: 910261.00 MONA Number: 7417.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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:
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: Found in North Carolina primarily in open habitats, from maritime dunes, inland sand ridges, old fields, and residential areas. A few also come from forested habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Forbes (1948) lists Pisonia (Devil's Claw) as a host plant, but that species is not found north of Florida. Covell (1984) adds Amaranths, one species of which -- Amaranthus hybridus -- is found throughout North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Disclisioprocta stellata - Somber Carpet Moth

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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-01
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-29
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-02
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-23
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-08
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-07
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-09
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-24
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-15
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-09-11
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-26
Wilson Co.
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