Moths of North Carolina
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Meropleon cosmion Dyar, 1924 - Comely Brocade

Meropleon cosmionMeropleon cosmionMeropleon cosmion
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932409		 MONA Number:
9425.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
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.
Meropleon cosmionAlamance 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 Hanover 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: Our records come mainly from open habitats, including marsh edges and wet grasslands on the barrier islands, pond and lake shorelines, and wet pine savannas.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on tall grasses, including plumegrasses (Erianthus), canary-grasses (Phalaris), and Corn (Zea mays) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Cattail and Tall Grass Marshes
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S2S4]
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 Meropleon cosmion - Comely Brocade

Photos: 11
Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-27
Carteret Co.
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Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-11-17
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-11-06
Onslow Co.
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Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-25
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2017-10-21
Mecklenburg Co.
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Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2017-10-19
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-12-04
Dare Co.
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Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2009-10-23
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2009-10-22
Warren Co.
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Meropleon cosmion
Recorded by: Newman,Randy on 2006-11-29
Carteret Co.
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