Moths of North Carolina
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46 NC Records

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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Acontiinae		Tribe:
Acontiini		P3 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:
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Spragueia onagrus
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 numbers of larvae on Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia). Covell (1984) also listed Allegheny Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) and Corn (Zea mays) 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 Groundsel-tree (Baccharis halimifolia), which seems much more plausible, including in the few areas where this species has been found away from the Coast. We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - 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 SNR [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

Photos: 14

Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-04-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-04-27
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-04-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-24
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-06
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-05
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2021-06-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-07-03
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-10
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-10
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2005-07-21
Carteret Co.
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