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Lesmone detrahens (Walker, 1858) - Detracted Owlet Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Ophiusini		P3 Number:
930970		 MONA Number:
8651.00
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.
Lesmone detrahensAlamance 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 a wide range of open, herbaceous habitats, both natural and disturbed.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on partridge-pea (Chamaecrista spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). J.B. Sullivan also recorded a larva on Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and 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 Lesmone detrahens - Detracted Owlet Moth

 77 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-09-08
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-09-08
Mecklenburg Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner on 2025-09-06
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-04
Wilson Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Marilyn Westphal and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-17
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-17
Wilson Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-02
Richmond Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-13
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-05-20
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-16
Brunswick Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-23
Chatham Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-04-23
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-12
Wilson Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2024-08-29
Union Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-26
Orange Co.
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Lesmone detrahens
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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