Moths of North Carolina
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51 NC Records

Doryodes spadaria Guenée, [1858] - Dull Doryodes Moth

Doryodes spadariaDoryodes spadaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: EuclidiiniP3 Number: 930927 MONA Number: 8767.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine and Sullivan (2015)                                                                                 
Forewing Length: males: 13–20 mm, most commonly 16–18 mm; females: 18–21 mm, most commonly 19 mm (Lafontaine and Sullivan, 2015
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
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: Confined to salt marshes (Lafontaine and Sullivan, 2015).
Larval Host Plants: Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) is suspected to be the main host (Lafontaine and Sullivan, 2015). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Salt and Brackish Marshes
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
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 Doryodes spadaria - Dull Doryodes Moth

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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-07-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-14
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-30
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-05-10
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-20
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-01-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-28
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-26
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-10
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-21
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-11-09
Carteret Co.
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