Moths of North Carolina
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Colobochyla interpuncta (Grote, 1872) - Yellow-lined Owlet Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Hypeninae		P3 Number:
930590		 MONA Number:
8411.00		 Other Common Name:
Marsh Belle
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.
Colobochyla interpunctaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide range of shoreline and marsh-edge habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on willow (Salix) (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [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 Colobochyla interpuncta - Yellow-lined Owlet Moth

Photos: 22
Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-20
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09
Henderson Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-02
Wilson Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Macon Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-05-12
Buncombe Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-28
Onslow Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2017-04-12
Gates Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-06-12
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-26
Dare Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2014-04-25
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2013-04-18
Mecklenburg Co.
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Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-04-24
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Colobochyla interpuncta
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2011-04-23
Beaufort Co.
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