Moths of North Carolina
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45 NC Records

Spragueia onagrus (Guenée, 1852) - Black-dotted Spragueia Moth

Spragueia onagrusSpragueia onagrusSpragueia onagrus
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: AcontiinaeTribe: AcontiiniP3 Number: 931386 MONA Number: 9126.00
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: Our records come mainly from two types of habitat: dune grasslands on barrier islands and Longleaf Pine savannas in the Outer Coastal Plain. While Coastal Plain Grasslands could fit, we provisionally place this species in the Groundsel-tree Thickets Habitat instead.
Larval Host Plants: Wagner et al. (2011) report finding large number of larvae on Annual Ragweed. Covell (1984) also listed Chinquapin and Field Corn as host plants. Given the habitats used by this species in North Carolina, none of these species seem likely to be the main host plants used by this species. Robinson et al. (2010) additionally list Baccharis, which seems much more plausible, including in the few areas where this species has been found away from the Coast. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Groundsel-tree Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
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 onagrus - Black-dotted Spragueia Moth

Photos: 11

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-06
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-05
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2021-06-01
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-07-03
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-10
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-10
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2005-07-21
Carteret Co.
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