Moths of North Carolina
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24 NC Records

Oxycilla malaca (Grote, 1873) - Bent-lined Tan Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: RivulinaeP3 Number: 930597.00 MONA Number: 8407.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: 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 all come from montane floodplains or shorelines
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown, but an Arizonan species in this genus feeds on Desmodium (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Wet-Hydric Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [G4? SU]
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 Oxycilla malaca - Bent-lined Tan Moth

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-19
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-05-16
Cabarrus Co.
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