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Protodeltote muscosula (Guenée, 1852) - Large Mossy Glyph

Protodeltote muscosulaProtodeltote muscosulaProtodeltote muscosula
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Eustotiinae		P3 Number:
931290		 MONA Number:
9047.00		 Other Common Names:
Large Mossy Lithacodia Moth, Large Mossy Protodeltote
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Lithacodia muscosula); 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.
Protodeltote muscosulaAlamance 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: Wagner et al. (2011) list meadows, marshes, and other mesic to wet, often wooded grassy habitats as used by this species. Our records agree with that description.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 Protodeltote muscosula - Large Mossy Glyph

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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Marilyn Westphal and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-17
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-09
Ashe Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-06
Henderson Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: David George, Dale Morgan, Patrick Coin, Julie Tuttle, Becky Watkins, et al. on 2025-07-26
Orange Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-24
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-12
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-04
Wake Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: David George, David Bradley, Becky Watkins, David Cheng, Michelle Lotker, Tracy Feldman, et al. on 2025-06-28
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-22
Buncombe Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-05-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-12
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-26
Orange Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-24
Graham Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-14
Macon Co.
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Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Protodeltote muscosulaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
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