Moths of North Carolina
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13 NC Records

Apamea lignicolora (Guenée, 1852) - Wood-colored Apamea Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932319.00 MONA Number: 9333.00
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: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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: Our records come primarily from elevations of over 4000'. Habitats include Spruce-fir Forest, mountain bogs, and high elevation, semi-natural grasslands
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown, but a host plant used by the closely related western species, A. atriclava, is Quackgrass (Elymus repens) (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 lignicolora - Wood-colored Apamea Moth

Photos: 3

Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-21
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-17
Transylvania Co.
Comment: GORG - Obs. ranger residence. UV Light.
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-04-04
Cabarrus Co.
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