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

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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:
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Meropleon titan
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: 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
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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

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