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Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1852) - Laugher Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Pantheinae		P3 Number:
931406		 MONA Number:
9189.00		 Other Common Names:
The Laugher, Marbled Tuffet Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 40-45 mm (Forbes, 1954)
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.
Charadra deridensAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) list barrens, woodland, and forests as habitats used by this species. Our records span the entire range of hardwoods in North Carolina, ranging from dry-xeric maritime forests to cool mesic Northern Hardwoods on our highest peaks.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on beech (Fagus) and oak (Quercus) but have also been reported on birch (Betula), elm (Ulmus), and maple (Acer) (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded feeding on Cherrybark Oak (Quercus pagoda), Willow Oak (Q. phellos), and Winged Elm (Ulmus alata). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Charadra deridens - Laugher Moth

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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-08-27
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-08-16
Buncombe Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-15
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-08-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-05-18
Madison Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-02
Madison Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Brunswick Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George on 2024-09-30
Durham Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George on 2024-09-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-17
Graham Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-08-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-05-30
Orange Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: feeding on Quercus pagoda
Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Charadra deridens
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-17
Madison Co.
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