Moths of North Carolina
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Metria amella (Guenée, 1852) - Live Oak Metria

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Ophiusini		P3 Number:
930992		 MONA Number:
8666.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Metria amella
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: The majority of our records come from barrier islands, where Live Oak, Sand Live Oak, and Darlington Oak are present. We also have records from Coastal Fringe Sandhills on the adjoining areas on the mainland but none from xeric Carolina Bay Rims or the Fall-line Sandhills where Turkey Oaks prevail.
Larval Host Plants: Wagner et al. (2011) list Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) and Turkey Oak (Q. laevis) as host plants. However, all of our records come from habitats where Live Oak is present to dominant and we have no records from the Sandhills in habitats where Turkey Oak is the dominant species. Research is needed to determine the hosts used in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Live Oak Forests and Maritime Scrub Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 Metria amella - Live Oak Metria

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

Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2025-04-04
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-03-19
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-07-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-14
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-20
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-07
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-06
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-01
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-03-23
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-19
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-18
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-12
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-05
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-08
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-25
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2022-04-01
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-05
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-19
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-05
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-05
Carteret Co.
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