Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Apamea Members:	5 NC Records
Apamea cristata (Grote, 1878) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea	Family: Noctuidae	Subfamily: Noctuinae	Tribe: Apameini	P3 Number: 932299	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 Resources: MPG, 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) Click on graph to enlarge

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

Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S1S2]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments: We have only two recent records for this species and from only five different sites in total. This is a primarily northern species that is likely to be a relict in our area

Apamea cristata (Grote, 1878) - No Common Name