Moths of North Carolina
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197 NC Records

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


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: PhytometrinaeP3 Number: 930732.00 MONA Number: 9040.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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 primarily from wet-mesic hardwood forests, with very few from dry or open habitats
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, with White Oak 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 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 Hyperstrotia secta - Black-patched Graylet Moth

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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-07
Durham Co.
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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.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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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, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-07-26
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-17
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-04-26
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-04-26
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-30
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-08-15
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Becky Watkins, Richard Teper, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-17
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-04
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-31
Wake Co.
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