Moths of North Carolina
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104 NC Records

Oligia modica (Guenée, 1852) - Black-banded Brocade Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932378 MONA Number: 9404.00
Comments: One of twelve species that are currently placed in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), two of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Lafontaine and Schmidt (2010), however, consider true Oligia to be an Old World genus, with all New World species now placed in this genus needing to be re-assigned to a new genus. The genus name is sometimes placed in quotation marks ("Oligia" monica) to indicate the misapplied name.
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:
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: Coastal Plain records come from swamp forests, including both riverine and non-riverine, as well as brownwater and blackwater bottomland hardwoods. We have some Piedmont records come lakeshores and bottomlands, but also from rich, mesic to dry upland forests. Several also come from residential or urban areas. Mountain records come from alluvial forests, cove forests, mesic slopes, and high elevation hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants appear to be unknown but other members of this genus feed on grasses (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Oligia modica - Black-banded Brocade Moth

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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-20
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-09-30
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-06-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-24
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-17
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Ed Corey, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Tom Howard, Carol Tingley, Brian Bockhahn, and Van Cotter on 2021-09-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-09-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-09-14
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-09-13
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-08
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-13
Wake Co.
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