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Hyperstrotia secta (Grote, 1879) - Black-patched Graylet

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Phytometrinae		P3 Number:
930732		 MONA Number:
9040.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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 secta
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 primarily from wet-mesic hardwood forests, with very few from dry or open habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, with White Oak (Quercus alba) probably favored (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood 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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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-17
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-05-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-07
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-22
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-05-21
Cabarrus 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: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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