Moths of North Carolina
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Paectes oculatrix (Guenée, 1852) - Eyed Paectes

Paectes oculatrixPaectes oculatrixPaectes oculatrix
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Euteliidae		Subfamily:
Euteliinae		P3 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.
Paectes oculatrixAlamance 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: Our records come from a mixture of dry, open habitats to mesic forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Toxicodendron, including Poison-ivy (T. radicans) and Poison Sumac (T. vernix) (Wagner et al., 2011). - 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 SNR [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

 78 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-03
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-09
Wilson Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-12
Wake Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-08
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-08
Madison Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-27
Graham Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-06-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-04-19
Wake Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-14
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-18
Chatham Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Paectes oculatrixRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-09
Wake Co.
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