Moths of North Carolina
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Misogada unicolor (Packard, 1864) - Drab Prominent

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Heterocampinae		P3 Number:
930066		 MONA Number:
7974.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color is dull greenish with all markings except for the dentate antemedian and postmedian lines obscure; the black and white points along the veins are usually prominent. A bronze or orange-brown patch is located on the first abdominal segment and a similar band is often evident at the rear edge of the thorax. Heterocampa guttivitta is similar but lacks the bronze patches (patches of duller yellow-brown may be present). It also possess a series of rounded brown patches in the subterminal area that are not present in Misogada.
Adult Structural Features: The accessory cell of the forewing extends 1/3 of the way to the apex in Misogada, but extends 1/2 of the way in Heterocampa (Forbes, 1948). The eighth sternite lacks punctures in Misogada but is punctate in Heterocampa guttivitta. The antennae of the males are broadly pectinate nearly to the tip in Misogada but become attenuate in the terminal 1/3 to 1/4 in guttivitta.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Misogada unicolorAlamance 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.