Moths of North Carolina
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175 NC Records

Lesmone detrahens (Walker, 1858) - Detracted Owlet Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: OphiusiniP3 Number: 930970.00 MONA Number: 8651.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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 open, herbaceous habitats, including both natural and disturbed
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista = Cassia) (Wagner et al., 2011) - 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 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

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

Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-17
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-17
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-07-24
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-05-05
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-07-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-10
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-10
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-03
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-07
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2020-07-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-05-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-08
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-01
Guilford Co.
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