Moths of North Carolina
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Argyrostrotis sylvarum (Guenée, 1852) - Woodland Chocolate Moth

Argyrostrotis sylvarum
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: PoaphiliniP3 Number: 930952 MONA Number: 8760.00
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, 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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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: Host plants have not been observed but are likely to be species of shrub associated with Coastal Plain wetlands. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Wet Acidic Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S4
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 sylvarum - Woodland Chocolate Moth

Photos: 4

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-12
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips on 2020-04-14
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2007-04-29
Carteret Co.
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