Moths of North Carolina
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2 NC Records

Xylomoia chagnoni Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 - Reed Canary Grass Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932416		 MONA Number:
9433.00		 Other Common Names:
Reed Canary Grass-borer, Chang Borer Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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:
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Xylomoia chagnoni
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 two records come from riparian habitats in the Mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Reed Canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Montane Wet Meadows
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [SU]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This is a northern species with our records representing what appears to be a disjunct population, possibly reaching our area along the New River/Ohio River drainage. Its host plant, however, is widespread in the Mountains and the moth should be looked for in areas further to the south.