Moths of North Carolina
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25 NC Records

Apamea cariosa (Guenée, 1852) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932300.00 MONA Number: 9329.00
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: Online Photographs: 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.
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: This species uses a variety of different habitats across the state. In the Coastal Plain, we have records from dry-xeric dune grasslands on barrier islands. In the Piedmont, we have records from wet-to-mesic hardwood forests. In the Mountains, records come from Mountain Bogs, wet meadows, cove forests, and high elevation semi-natural grasslands.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses but have been reared on dead oak leaves in captivity (Mikkola et al., 2009). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Apamea cariosa - No common name

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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-15
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-10
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-06-23
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2020-05-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2013-07-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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