Moths of North Carolina
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Amyna stricta (Walker, 1858) - Eight-spot Moth

Amyna stricta
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Bagisarinae		P3 Number:
931253		 MONA Number:
9070.00		 MONA Synonym:
Amyna axis
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Amyna octo); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 20-25 mm (Forbes, 1954)
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.
Amyna strictaAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on a wide range of plants, including many agriculturally important species. Robinson et al. (2010) list alfalfa, peanut, potato, soybean, and sunflower. Beadle and Leckie (2018) add Amaranthus and Croton. We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [SU]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species has only a few recent records in North Carolina, where it could be just a migrant rather than an established resident

 Photo Gallery for Amyna stricta - Eight-spot Moth

Photos: 4
Amyna strictaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-29
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Amyna strictaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-09-22
Cabarrus Co.
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Amyna strictaRecorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-08-06
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Amyna strictaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2004-10-20
Carteret Co.
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