Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Erebidae Members:	Gabara Members:	1 NC Records
Gabara obscura (Grote, 1883) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea	Family: Erebidae	Subfamily: Scoleocampinae	P3 Number: 930639	MONA Number: 8518.00
Comments: One of seven species in this genus that occurs in North American north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Three of these species have been recorded in North Carolina (the historic record for G. obscura needs to be confirmed). One undescribed species also appears to exist.

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Host plants are poorly documented, but members of the genus are known to feed on grasses. - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [SRF?]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments: This species is primarily Southwestern and Brimley's record probably represents a misidentification