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Macrochilo orciferalis (Walker, 1859) - Bronzy Macrochilo

Macrochilo orciferalisMacrochilo orciferalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930511		 MONA Number:
8360.00		 Other Common Names:
Bronzy Owlet, Streaked Fan-foot
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
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Macrochilo orciferalisAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come mainly from open, wet graminoid-dominated habitats, including coastal marshes and sedge meadows, savannas, beaver sedged meadows, sandhill seeps, and mountain bogs.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on grasses and blueberry (Wagner et al., 2011). - 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: G5 SNR [S3S5]
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 orciferalis - Bronzy Macrochilo

Photos: 12
Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-12
Pamlico Co.
Comment: 		Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-12
Pamlico Co.
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Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-13
Onslow Co.
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Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-08-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-10-21
Cabarrus Co.
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Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-25
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-16
Dare Co.
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Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-10-01
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-09-13
Dare Co.
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Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2013-06-06
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Macrochilo orciferalis
Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2005-05-10
Carteret Co.
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