Moths of North Carolina
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5 NC Records

Apamea cristata (Grote, 1878) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932299.00 MONA Number: 9331.00
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.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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: Mikkola et al. (2009) mention that adults fly in deciduous woodlands. Our records come from a rich cove forest, a high elevation forest, an alluvial forest, and a stand of spruce located adjacent to an extensive mountain bog/pasture complex.
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
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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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