Moths of North Carolina
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6 NC Records

Apamea indocilis (Walker, 1856) - Ignorant Apamea

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932310 MONA Number: 9362.00
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 Resources: 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 mainly from the Mountains, including from some of our highest elevations. Habitats in that region include Spruce-fir Forests, Northern Hardwoods, and cove forests. One site in the Piedmont is adjacent to a tract of bottomland hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been found on "coarse grasses and sedges", at least in the Pacific Coast region (Crumb, 1956; 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: G5 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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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-07-16
Cabarrus Co.
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