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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 sectaAlamance 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 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
Wikipedia
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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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-12
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-06
Wilson Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George on 2025-05-17
Durham Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-05-01
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07
Alamance Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-07
Wake Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-22
Wilson Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-05-21
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George on 2023-08-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Hyperstrotia sectaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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