Moths of North Carolina
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9 NC Records

Apamea nigrior (Smith, 1891) - Black-dashed Apamea

Apamea nigriorApamea nigrior
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932296 MONA Number: 9328.00
Comments: A Holarctic genus of about 140 species, with 63 recorded in North America, mostly from boreal or montane habitats (Mikkola et al., 2009). Seventeen species occur in North Carolina with the majority of records coming from the mountains.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)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 from both high and low elevations in the Mountains. Habitat information is not well-documented but includes sites located in or near grassy balds, wet meadows, pastures, and cove forests
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are unknown, but members of this genus typically feed on grasses and sedges (Mikkola et al., 2009). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Apamea nigrior - Black-dashed Apamea

Photos: 6

Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-12
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-04-21
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-08-14
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-25
Ashe Co.
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