Moths of North Carolina
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152 NC Records

Paectes oculatrix (Guenée, 1852) - Eyed Paectes Moth

Paectes oculatrixPaectes oculatrixPaectes oculatrix
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: EuteliidaeSubfamily: EuteliinaeP3 Number: 931106 MONA Number: 8957.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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:
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 come from a mixture of dry, open habitats to mesic forests
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Poison Ivy (Wagner, 2005) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Sumac Thickets and Poison Ivy Tangles
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Paectes oculatrix - Eyed Paectes Moth

74 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-12
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-08
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-27
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-06-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-04-19
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-14
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-18
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-09
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-04-13
Orange Co.
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