Moths of North Carolina
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109 NC Records

Redectis pygmaea (Grote, 1878) - Pygmy Redectis Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930554.00 MONA Number: 8400.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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 mainly from wet-mesic stands of hardwoods
Larval Host Plants: Apparently not recorded - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] 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 Redectis pygmaea - Pygmy Redectis Moth

41 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-07-28
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-05
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-19
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-06
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-11
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-08-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-08-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-22
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-23
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-23
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-08-15
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-08-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-24
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-04
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-26
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-15
Guilford Co.
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