Moths of North Carolina
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Nycteola metaspilella (Walker, 1866) - Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NolidaeSubfamily: ChloephorinaeTribe: SarrothripiniP3 Number: 931145 MONA Number: 8978.00 MONA Synonym: Nycteola scriptana
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Rindge (1961)                                                                                 
Adult Structural Features: Both male and female reproductive structures are distinctive -- Rindge (1961) provides a key to the North American species based on these features (see Fletcher, 1959, and Rindge, 1961, for illustrations).
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: We have a few records from habitats where Balsam Poplar occurs, but the majority come from shoreline habitats where willows are the likely host plants
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Bigtooth Aspen, Balsam Poplar, and various willows (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
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 Nycteola metaspilella - Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth

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Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2024-04-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-03-08
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-03-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-10-07
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-14
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-04-11
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-02-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-05
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-05-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-02-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-11
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-04-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-03-12
Wake Co.
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