Moths of North Carolina
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95 NC Records

Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852 - Black Bit Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: EuclidiiniP3 Number: 930940.00 MONA Number: 8747.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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: Records from the Mountains and Piedmont come from both forests and semi-open and disturbed sites where Black Locust 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 they the species may be strays from adjoining uplands or where they may be associated with other species of Legumes.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on Black Locust (Robinson et al., 2010; Wagner et al., 2011). Coastal Plain records -- where Black Locust is sparsely present -- suggest that other Legumes are probably used, including Robina nana and hispida.
Wikipedia
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

Photos: 28

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-06-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2021-08-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-23
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-07-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-29
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-15
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-06
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-06
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-04-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2017-04-28
Jones Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2013-07-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-08-16
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2010-09-16
Camden Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-09-04
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: FKW on 2006-04-19
Gates Co.
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