Moths of North Carolina
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Proxenus miranda (Grote, 1873) - Miranda Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Caradrinini		P3 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                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Proxenus mirandaAlamance 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.
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 many crop species. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list cantaloupe, strawberry, and sweet potato. - View
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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 Proxenus miranda - Miranda Moth

Photos: 7
Proxenus miranda
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Proxenus miranda
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Proxenus miranda
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Proxenus miranda
Recorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-06
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Proxenus miranda
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-04-18
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Proxenus miranda
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2013-07-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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Proxenus miranda
Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-09-06
Ashe Co.
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