Moths of North Carolina
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27 NC Records

Proxenus miranda (Grote, 1873) - Miranda Moth

Proxenus mirandaProxenus miranda
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: CaradrininiP3 Number: 932266 MONA Number: 9647.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide range of habitats, ranging from barrier islands and coastal peatlands to high elevation forests. We are unsure, however, whether any of these records represent resident populations.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on forbs, including crop species such as Cantalope, Strawberry, Sugarbeet, and Sweet Potato (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Proxenus miranda - Miranda Moth

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-06
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-04-18
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2013-07-06
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-09-06
Ashe Co.
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