Moths of North Carolina
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Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873 - Black-banded Owlet Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930514 MONA Number: 8364.00
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.
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 range of woody and herbaceous, wet and dry, rich and nutrient-poor habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Dead and living grassses; other detritus (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Phalaenostola larentioides - Black-banded Owlet Moth

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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Tim Foley on 2024-06-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-24
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-24
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-01
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-05-22
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-08-14
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-04
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21
Guilford Co.
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