Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Hypena degesalis Walker, 1859 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930582.00 MONA Number: 8459.00
Comments: One of 29 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Fifteen species have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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:
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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 mainly from maritime habitats on barrier islands or from other dry, sandy habitats in the Tidewater region, usually near ponds or freshwater marshes. More information is needed on the larval host plants before the habitats can be well understood
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-11-27
Onslow Co.
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