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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Xanthorhoini		P3 Number:
91a0401		 MONA Number:
7417.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Disclisioprocta stellataAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
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 -- Smooth Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus) -- is found throughout North Carolina. Robinson et al. (2010) also list Marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) and American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), and there are multiple BugGuide records of larvae on pokeweed. In North Carolina, Ken Kneidel reared a larva from Marvel-of-Peru. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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

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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-27
Brunswick Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-09-22
Durham Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-08
Wilson Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-08-30
Carteret Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock on 2025-08-25
Rutherford Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-08-18
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Michael P Morales on 2025-08-13
Cumberland Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-20
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-18
Madison Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-04
Wilson Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: David George, Randy Newman on 2024-10-28
Carteret Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-22
Wayne Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-10-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-10-14
Durham Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-12
Madison Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-10-06
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-10-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
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Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: David George on 2024-09-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Disclisioprocta stellata
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-28
Orange Co.
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