Moths of North Carolina
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60 NC Records

Drasteria grandirena (Haworth, 1809) - Figure-seven Moth

Drasteria grandirena
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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: MelipotiniP3 Number: 930915 MONA Number: 8641.00
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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Immature 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are monophagous on Witch-Hazel (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 Drasteria grandirena - Figure-seven Moth

Photos: 18

Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: Larva was on Witch-hazel.
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: Larva was on Witch-hazel.		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: Larva was on Witch-hazel.
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-01
Montgomery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2020-08-23
Burke Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2018-05-15
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-07-26
McDowell Co.
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Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2014-07-07
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2011-04-21
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2011-04-21
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2010-05-03
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2010-05-03
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chris Helms on 2009-08-17
Columbus Co.
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