Moths of North Carolina
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177 NC Records

Redectis vitrea (Grote, 1878) - White-spotted Redectis Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930555.00 MONA Number: 8401.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)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 a wide range of hardwood forests, ranging from maritime forests to northern hardwoods
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, with larvae reported feeding on a range of shrubs and also on crabgrass (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Redectis vitrea - White-spotted Redectis Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-09-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-20
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Avery Young on 2023-09-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-09
Rockingham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-09-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-10
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-10
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall, Jim Petranka, and Bo Sullivan on 2021-05-09
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-12
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-28
Orange Co.
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