Moths of North Carolina
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24 NC Records

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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Rivulinae		P3 Number:
930597		 MONA Number:
8407.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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:
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Oxycilla malaca
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: Hosts are poorly documented, but there is a BugGuide record (George Smiley, 2023) of a larva on Panicled Tick-trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) in Texas. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Wet-Hydric Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4? SNR [S2S3]
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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