Moths of North Carolina
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96 NC Records

Colobochyla interpuncta (Grote, 1872) - Yellow-lined Owlet Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930590 MONA Number: 8411.00
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.
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 shoreline and marsh-edge habitats
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on willow (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S4
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: 18

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