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Maliattha synochitis (Grote & Robinson, 1868) - Black-dotted Maliattha

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Eustotiinae		P3 Number:
931295		 MONA Number:
9049.00		 Other Common Names:
Black-dotted Grass Moth, Black-dotted Lithacodia Moth, Black-dotted Glyph
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Lithacodia synochitis); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: 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.
Maliattha synochitisAlamance 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 a wide range of primarily forested habitats, including barrier islands, floodplains, and high elevation hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses (Wagner et al., 2011). Robinson et al. (2010) also include sedges (Carex) and knotweeds (Polygonum). - View
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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 Maliattha synochitis - Black-dotted Maliattha

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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-06-22
Macon Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-10
Watauga Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-05
Madison Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-21
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-21
Wilson Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-15
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-07
Orange Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-02
Orange Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-31
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-28
Yancey Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-22
Orange Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-12
Madison Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-05-31
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Maliattha synochitis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-05-29
Orange Co.
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