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Argyrostrotis flavistriaria (Hübner, 1831) - Yellow-lined Chocolate Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Poaphilini		P3 Number:
930951		 MONA Number:
8759.00
Comments: One of six species in this genus, all of which occur in central and eastern North America, including North Carolina (Sullivan and Lafontaine, 2011).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Restricted to the Coastal Plain in North Carolina.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Argyrostrotis flavistriariaAlamance 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 for this species come from a wide range of Coastal Plain wetlands, including Pocosin and Pond Pine Woodlands, Longleaf Pine Savannas and Flatwoods, Non-riverine Swamp Forests, Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamps, Streamhead Pocosins and Swamp Forests, and shrubby shorelines around depression ponds and beaver impoundments on blackwater streams.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) (Wagner et al., 2011), which has been confirmed as the host in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Wet Acidic Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] 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 Argyrostrotis flavistriaria - Yellow-lined Chocolate Moth

 33 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-02
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-24
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Shields, Laurie Hamon on 2025-09-19
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-17
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-13
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-05
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-25
Moore Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-10
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-07
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-04-25
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-29
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-05
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: John Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2023-05-11
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: John Petranka, Chuck Smith on 2023-05-11
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Larry Chen on 2022-06-28
Tyrrell Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-06-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: Larva on Titi
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-06-07
Carteret Co.
Comment: Larvae on Titi		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Ed Corey on 2016-10-02
Bladen Co.
Comment:
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2012-04-03
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2010-04-15
Beaufort Co.
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