Moths of North Carolina
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121 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: EustotiinaeP3 Number: 931295.00 MONA Number: 9049.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Lithacodia synochitis); 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 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 Carex and Polygonum. - View
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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 Maliattha synochitis - Black-dotted Lithacodia Moth

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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-31
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-28
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-05-31
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-05-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2020-04-26
Craven Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2020-04-26
Craven Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-09
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-07-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall and J.B. Sullivan on 2019-06-30
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-05-24
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-01
Guilford Co.
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