Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Dypterygia patina (Harvey, 1875) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: DypterygiiniP3 Number: 932274.00 MONA Number: 9561.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our two records for this species come from Spruce-fir Forests, where the species is more likely to be a rare stray rather than a resident
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have recorded on Asemeia (=Polygala) grandiflora, which is rare in North Carolina and restricted to the Sandhills region - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNA
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Bo Sullivan on 1975-05-25
Yancey Co.
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