Moths of North Carolina
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270 NC Records

Argyrostrotis erasa (Guenée, 1852) - Erasa Chocolate Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: PoaphiliniP3 Number: 930953.00 MONA Number: 8761.00
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 Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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: 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 have been recorded on Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora (Wagner et al., 2011). - 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 erasa - Erasa Chocolate Moth

Photos: 9

Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2022-06-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-05
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-12
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-10
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-17
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-05-01
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-07-28
Onslow Co.
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