Moths of North Carolina
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Loscopia velata (Walker, 1865) - Veiled Ear Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Apameini		P3 Number:
932358		 MONA Number:
9454.00		 Other Common Name:
Veiled Grass Moth
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.
Loscopia velataAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
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). In North Carolina, our only feeding record is from an unknown rush (Juncus sp.). - 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 SNR [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: 25
Loscopia velataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-05
Mitchell Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-05
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-17
Graham Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: Larva was on a Juncus sp.
Loscopia velataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: tom ward on 2023-06-28
Buncombe Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-10
Buncombe Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-05-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-05
Buncombe Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-04
Madison Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: Stephen Hall and J.B. Sullivan on 2019-07-01
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-06-28
Buncombe Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-05
Madison Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-06-26
Cabarrus Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-05-20
Cabarrus Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-06-28
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Loscopia velataRecorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2012-07-25
Watauga Co.
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Loscopia velataRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-05-06
Cabarrus Co.
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