Moths of North Carolina
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Mouralia tinctoides (Guenée, 1852) - No Common Name

Mouralia tinctoides
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Plusiinae		Tribe:
Abrostolini		P3 Number:
931165		 MONA Number:
8884.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Mouralia tinctoidesAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on members of the Commelinaceae, including Commelina and Tradescantia (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: This species is probably just
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [SU]
State Protection:
Comments: We have a record for just a single individual and the residency status of this species is unknown.

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Mouralia tinctoidesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Mouralia tinctoidesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-21
Guilford Co.
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Mouralia tinctoidesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-21
Guilford Co.
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