Moths of North Carolina
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308 NC Records

Arugisa lutea (Smith, 1900) - Common Arugisa Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ScoleocampinaeP3 Number: 930634.00 MONA Number: 8509.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Arugisa latiorella); 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 forested and open habitats
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on live and dead grasses and have also been reared on algae (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Arugisa lutea - Common Arugisa Moth

48 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-08-24
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-24
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-30
Madison Co.
Comment: A view of the heavily tufted palps of this species.
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-24
Clay Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-20
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-06-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-23
Madison Co.
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