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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 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.
Oligia modicaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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

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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-18
Madison Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05
Henderson Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-09-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-09-04
Transylvania Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2024-09-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-17
Madison Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-20
Graham Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-09-30
Graham Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-06-26
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-21
Durham Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-24
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-09
Madison Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-17
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
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Oligia modica
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.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-09-17
Chatham Co.
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Oligia modica
Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Oligia modica
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-09-14
Cabarrus Co.
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