Moths of North Carolina
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Meropleon titan Todd, 1958 - No Common Name

Meropleon titanMeropleon titanMeropleon titan
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932412		 MONA Number:
9426.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The forewing is cinereous, shaded with rufous and fuscous scaling in the basal, medial and subterminal areas (Todd, 1958). A basal black dash is present, extending out to the antemedian line and followed by a heavy black median bar. The pattern is similar to diversicolor but titan "is readily separated by the larger size, the presence of a black basal dash in the anal fold of the forewing, the asymmetrically bipectinate antennae of the male and the distinctive aedeagus of the male." (Todd, 1958).
Forewing Length: 19 mm (Todd, 1958)
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 titanAlamance 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: Our records come from the vicinity of wetlands.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown but are likely to be grasses or sedges, as in other members of this genus. - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G3 SNR [S2S3]
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 titan - None

Photos: 10
Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-10-25
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-09-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-09-19
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-09-09
Cabarrus Co.
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Meropleon titanRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2015-10-13
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-09-15
Cabarrus Co.
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Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-09-10
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-05-15
Cabarrus Co.
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Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-09-24
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Meropleon titanRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2011-08-22
Cabarrus Co.
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