Moths of North Carolina
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33 NC Records

Spragueia dama (Guenée, 1852) - Southern Spragueia Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: AcontiinaeTribe: AcontiiniP3 Number: 931382 MONA Number: 9122.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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.
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: Wagner et al. (2011) list fields, waste lots, and other open habitats as used by this species. However, almost all of our records come from pond, lake, and stream shorelines, which would be more consistent with an association with Sida spinosa or other members of the Mallow family.
Larval Host Plants: Wagner et al. (2011) report finding two larvae on Bindweed but other possible members of this species on Sida spinosa - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 Spragueia dama - Southern Spragueia Moth

33 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-31
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-31
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-31
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-04
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-08-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-10
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-07-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-04
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2020-07-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2020-07-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-25
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-25
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-10
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-06-08
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-06-08
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2013-08-28
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2013-08-21
Warren Co.
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