Moths of North Carolina
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19 NC Records

Maliattha concinnimacula (Guenée, 1852) - Red-spotted Lithacodia Moth

Maliattha concinnimaculaMaliattha concinnimacula
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: EustotiinaeP3 Number: 931296 MONA Number: 9050.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Lithacodia concinnimacula); 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:
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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 mainly from high elevation hardwood forests, with a few from cove forests at lower elevations
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5
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 concinnimacula - Red-spotted Lithacodia Moth

Photos: 11

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
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