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Hyperstrotia pervertens (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) - Dotted Graylet

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Phytometrinae		P3 Number:
930729		 MONA Number:
9037.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 18 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Structural photos
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.
Hyperstrotia pervertensAlamance 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 bottomland, mesic, and dry-xeric forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reported from both beech (Fagus) and oak (Quercus), but beech may be favored (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Hyperstrotia pervertens - Dotted Graylet

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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-14
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-01
Madison Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-14
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-17
Lincoln Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-07-26
Mecklenburg Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-19
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-08
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-20
Madison Co.
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Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia pervertensRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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