Moths of North Carolina
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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                                                                                 
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 stellata
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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 -- 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. - 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 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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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-22
Wayne Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-10-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-10-14
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-10-06
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-10-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-25
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-24
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-23
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-22
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-22
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-22
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-22
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Larva (22 mm) that was feeding on Mirabilis jalapa leaves. Pupa photographed 7 days later on 9/29/24. Adult (submitted separately) emerged on 10/6 after being kept indoors for 14 days.
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-10
Cumberland Co.
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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: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-03
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-23
Durham Co.
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