Moths of North Carolina
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11 NC Records

Spragueia apicalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) - Yellow Spragueia

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Acontiinae		Tribe:
Acontiini		P3 Number:
931391		 MONA Number:
9131.00
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.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Spragueia apicalis
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 almost all come from pond, lake, and stream shorelines, all habitats where Sida spinosa can be found.
Larval Host Plants: Wagner et al. (2011) reported larvae on Prickly Fanpetals (Sida spinosa). While records from other hosts seem questionable, Sida spinosa is not native. The only native species of Sida in the state is Elliott's Fanpetals (Sida elliottii), now a very rare species but one that appears to occupy similar habitats as S. spinosa. We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. There is also a BugGuide record (George Smiley, 2018) of a larva feeding on Carolina Bristle-mallow (Modiola caroliniana) in Texas. In spite of its name, M. caroliniana is not native to North Carolina, but can be found as an introduced species in disturbed habitats and wood edges (Vascular Plants of North Carolina). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Shoreline Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S3]
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 apicalis - Yellow Spragueia

Photos: 11

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-06-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-27
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-07
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-27
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2017-09-03
Gates Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-07-26
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2013-08-31
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2013-08-29
Gates Co.
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Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2013-08-06
Gates Co.
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