Moths of North Carolina
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Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982 - Twin-dotted Macrochilo

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930509		 MONA Number:
8357.10		 Other Common Name:
Twin-dotted Owlet
Comments: One of seven species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), six of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification 807 MPG, Bugguide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD | 164026
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Macrochilo hypocritalis
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 come from a wide variety of marshy wetlands, including seeps, savannas, peatlands, alluvial forests, and beaver ponds
Larval Host Plants: Larvae probably feed on sedges or wetland grasses, possibly withered, but have apparently not been recorded in the wild. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Sedge, Grass, and Rush Mires
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Macrochilo hypocritalis - Twin-dotted Macrochilo

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Recorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-20
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-25
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-18
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-13
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-07-24
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2022-05-11
Union Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-10
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-05-16
Onslow Co.
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