Moths of North Carolina
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80 NC Records

Loscopia velata (Walker, 1865) - Veiled Ear Moth

Loscopia velataLoscopia velataLoscopia velataLoscopia velata
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ApameiniP3 Number: 932358 MONA Number: 9454.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Amphipoea velata); 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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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: The majority of our records come from cove forests and high elevation forests. A few also come from high elevation grassy balds or semi-natural grasslands. One isolated specimen comes from a residential area in the western Piedmont.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 Loscopia velata - Veiled Ear Moth

Photos: 24

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-05
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-05
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-17
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: Larva was on a Juncus sp.		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-06-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-05-20
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and J.B. Sullivan on 2019-07-01
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-06-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-06-26
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-05-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-06-28
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2012-07-25
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-05-06
Cabarrus Co.
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