Moths of North Carolina
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37 NC Records

Tarache aprica (Hübner, [1808]) - Exposed Bird-dropping Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: AcontiinaeTribe: AcontiiniP3 Number: 931343.00 MONA Number: 9136.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Acontia aprica); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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: Almost all records where this species has been found in North Carolina come from pond, lake, and river shorelines.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on species of the Malvaceae, including Hibiscus, cultivated Hollyhocks, and presumably other native mallows (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4G5 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 Tarache aprica - Exposed Bird-dropping Moth

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

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-11
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-28
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-07-28
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Salman Abdulali on 2021-07-10
Pitt Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-25
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-13
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-22
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-22
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-04
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2020-07-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2020-07-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-07-01
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-07-01
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-07-01
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-15
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-13
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-03
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-03
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-26
Guilford Co.
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