Moths of North Carolina
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129 NC Records

Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852 - Black Bit Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: EuclidiiniP3 Number: 930940 MONA Number: 8747.00
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:
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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: Records from the Blue Ridge and Piedmont come from both forests and semi-open and disturbed sites where Black Locust and other legumes can be expected to occur. Records from the Coastal Plain come from sand ridges and wooded uplands where dwarf locusts are likely to be present. A few records, however, come from floodplains where larvae may be using other species of legumes.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on Black Locust (Robinson et al., 2010; Wagner et al., 2011). In the Coastal Plain where Black Locust is sparsely present, other species of legumes are probably used, including Robinia nana and R. hispida. As of 2024, we have recent feeding records for a Tick-trefoil (Desmodium sp.), Naked Tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum nudiflorum), and Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Locust Groves and Thickets
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 Celiptera frustulum - Black Bit Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-07
Madison Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on Hylodesmum nudiflorum.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-07
Madison Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on Hylodesmum nudiflorum.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-05
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on a on Desmodium sp.		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on a on Desmodium sp.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-31
Orange Co.
Comment: Larva was feeding on a Desmodium (adult reared).
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-27
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-04-11
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Teper, David George on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
Comment: on Chinese Bushclover, Lespedeza cuneata.		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
Comment: on Chinese Bushclover, Lespedeza cuneata.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-09-01
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-08-09
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-13
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-05-10
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
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