Moths of North Carolina
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Spargaloma sexpunctata Grote, 1873 - Six-spotted Gray

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Phytometrinae		P3 Number:
930715		 MONA Number:
8479.00
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.
Spargaloma sexpunctataAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from old fields and other open habitats where Dogbane is common.
Larval Host Plants: The larvae feed on dogbane (Apocynum spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). The known hosts include Spreading Dogbane (A. androsaemifolium) and Hemp Dogbane (A. cannabinum). As of 2024, we have one feeding record for Hemp Dogbane. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Open Apocynaceous Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Spargaloma sexpunctata - Six-spotted Gray

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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-08
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-22
Orange Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).
Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-25
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-08-03
Buncombe Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-05
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-04
Madison Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-07-15
Chatham Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-07-15
Orange Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-07-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-07
Guilford Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-14
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-11
Guilford Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-13
Guilford Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-13
Guilford Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-03
Ashe Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-05-11
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-07-10
Cabarrus Co.
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Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2012-04-19
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Spargaloma sexpunctataRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-05-27
Buncombe Co.
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