Moths of North Carolina
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23 NC Records

Apamea sordens (Hufnagel, 1766) - Bordered Apamea Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932314.00 MONA Number: 9364.00
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: 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:
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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: The majority of our records come from the Mountains, where they have been found in association with high elevation forests, cove forests, alluvial forests, and semi-natural grasslands. We also have records from one site just above the Fall-line where open, lakeshore is the most likely habitat.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae apparently feed on a wide range of grasses. Crumb (1956) reported it as using Wheat, Wild Rice, Timothy, and Corn. Additional records (see Mikkola et al., 2009) include Bromus Grass and Rye. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
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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 Photo Gallery for Apamea sordens - Bordered Apamea Moth

Photos: 4

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2011-05-23
Ashe Co.
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