Moths of North Carolina
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Apamea cariosa (Guenée, 1852) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932300		 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 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.
Apamea cariosaAlamance 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.
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
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S2S4]
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 - None

Photos: 8
Apamea cariosaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-04-21
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Apamea cariosaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Apamea cariosaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Apamea cariosaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-15
Guilford Co.
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Apamea cariosaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-10
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Apamea cariosaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-06-23
Cabarrus Co.
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Apamea cariosaRecorded by: Lior Carlson on 2020-05-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Apamea cariosaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2013-07-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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